John Cornforth (footballer)

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John Cornforth
Personal information
Full name John Cornforth
Date of birth October 7, 1967 (1967-10-07) (age 40)
Place of birth    Whitley Bay, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1985-1991
1986
1989
1990
1991-1996
1996
1996-1999
1998
1999
1999-2000
2000-2001		 Sunderland
→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)
→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)
→ Lincoln City (loan)
Swansea City
Birmingham City
Wycombe Wanderers
→ Peterborough United (loan)
Cardiff City
Scunthorpe United
Exeter City		 32 (2)
7 (3)
3 (0)
9 (1)
149 (16)
8 (0)
47 (6)
4 (0)
10 (1)
4 (1)
24 (2)   
National team2
Wales 2 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 19 January 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 19 January 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

John Cornforth (born October 7, 1967, Whitley Bay) is a former Wales international football player and is now a coach, most recently Head Coach at English League Two side Torquay United F.C. Originally from Whitley Bay in the north-east of England, Cornforth and his family have been settled in Devon for some time.

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[edit] Playing career

Cornforth usually appeared in midfield during his playing days. He made a total of 322 starts for his various clubs over his career, scoring 36 goals in the process. At one point he commanded a transfer fee of £350,000, in his 1996 transfer from Swansea to Birmingham City. Originally a Sunderland fan, his four and a half years and nearly 200 games for Swansea led him to declare himself 'a true Jack'.

[edit] International career

Cornforth was eligible to play for the Wales national football team due to his paternal grandmother, who was from Llantrisant. He gained two caps before a cruciate ligament injury hampered any chances of further caps.

[edit] Coaching career

In July 2004 he joined the coaching team (unpaid) at his local side Crediton United.[1]

In September 2004 he took over as manager of Newport County.[2]

In January 2006 Cornforth took over as caretaker manager at Torquay United from Leroy Rosenior with the side deep in relegation trouble[3] and soon after was appointed as manager until the end of the season.[4] The side's form worsened however, and Ian Atkins replaced Cornforth in April, having joined the club as an advisor to Cornforth the previous month.[5] Against all odds, Atkins managed to rescue the side and lift them a comfortable three points clear from relegation.

In August 2007, Cornforth rejoined his local side Crediton United as an advisor.[6] The following month he was reported to be combining this role with working as a milk tanker driver, while hoping for a return to football management at a higher level.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cornforth helps out at local club
  2. ^ County go for Cornforth
  3. ^ Leroy leaves Plainmoor
  4. ^ Cornforth is new Gulls boss
  5. ^ Atkins takes over as Torquay boss
  6. ^ Cornforth joins Crediton
  7. ^ Hurford catches the eye of former city boss Cornforth

[edit] External links

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