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.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 International career 3 Coaching career 4 References 5 External links

[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'.

• Sunderland
• Doncaster Rovers
• Shrewsbury Town
• Lincoln City
• Swansea City
• Birmingham City
• Wycombe Wanderers
• Peterborough United
• Cardiff City
• Scunthorpe United
• Exeter City (player coach)

[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

• Exeter City (player coach)
• Exeter City (assistant manager)
• Exeter City (manager)

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

[edit] External links

• Newport County website profile
• Soccerbase player profile
• Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database

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