John Cornwell (footballer)

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John Cornwell
Personal information
Full name John Anthony Cornwell [1]
Date of birth (1964-10-13) 13 October 1964 (age 60) [1]
Place of birth Bethnal Green, England [1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Youth career
0000–1982 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1987 Leyton Orient 203 (35)
1987–1988 Newcastle United 33 (1)
1988–1990 Swindon Town 25 (0)
1990–1993 Southend United 101 (5)
1993Cardiff City (loan) 5 (2)
1994Brentford (loan) 4 (0)
1994Northampton Town (loan) 13 (1)
Total384(44)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Anthony Cornwell (born 13 October 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder and defender, most notably for Leyton Orient and Southend United. [3]

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Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United 1987–88 [4] First Division 24110202 [a] 0291
1988–89 [4] 9000103 [b] 0130
Total331103050421
Swindon Town 1988–89 [5] Second Division 6040100
1989–90 [5] 19000501 [a] 0250
Total250405010350
Southend United Total10155060501175
Brentford (loan) 1993–94 [6] Second Division4040
Northampton Town (loan) 1993–94 [1] Third Division 131131
Career total17671001401102087
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Full Members' Cup
  2. 2 appearances in Football League Centenary Trophy, 1 appearance in Full Members' Cup

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References

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  3. "Player Profile". SUFCdb. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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