John Cornforth (footballer)

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John Cornforth
Personal information
Full name	John Cornforth
Date of birth	October 7, 1967 (age 39)
Place of birth	Whitley Bay, England
Height	6ft 1in
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. Originally from Whitley Bay in the north-east of England, John and his family have been settled in Devon for some time.

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

[edit] Playing career

John 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 fc fan, his four and a half years and nearly 200 games for Swansea led him to declare himself 'a true Jack'.

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

He has a nephew who is following in his footsteps who plays for sunderland aged 16.

[edit] International career

John 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)
• Newport County (manager)
• Torquay United (head coach)

[edit] External links

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