Luke McCormick
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| Luke McCormick | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 August 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Plymouth Argyle | |
| Number | 23 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000– 2004 |
Plymouth Argyle → Boston United (loan) |
124 (0) 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Luke McCormick, (born 15 August 1983 in Coventry, England) is a goalkeeper for the English football team Plymouth Argyle.
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Career
McCormick started the 2003–04 season as a backup for Romain Larrieu, but when Larrieu sustained an injury to his cruciate knee ligaments, he soon proved himself a competent replacement. Upon winning a 2–0 game over Stockport County on 24 January 2004, McCormick set a new club record of seven consecutive clean sheets (games without conceding a goal), leading him to be voted the most promising player of the 2003–04 season by Plymouth Argyle fans.
Larrieu regained his place as first choice keeper shortly into the 2004–05 season. In October 2004, the Plymouth Argyle manager, Bobby Williamson sent McCormick on loan to Boston United of League Two, so that he could continue playing first-team football.
Linked with a move away to Leicester with former Argyle manager Ian Holloway, McCormick put in a series of important and impressive displays in the final matches recent of the 2007–08 season.
M6 incident
On 7 June 2008, McCormick was arrested by patrol units of the Central Motorway Police Group on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. Returning from the wedding of former team-mate David Norris,[1] McCormick's Range Rover collided with a Toyota Previa at 05:45am between junctions 15 and 16 of the southbound M6 motorway, near to Keele Services in Staffordshire. The crash resulted in the death of Arron and Ben Peak, aged ten and eight, from the Partington area of Manchester.[2] Their father, Philip, the driver of the Previa, was taken to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire with fractures to the neck, back, ribs and swelling of the lungs; while a 49-year-old man and his two sons, aged eight and 15, were treated for minor injuries. The group was travelling from the Manchester area to Silverstone in Northamptonshire to watch the World Series by Renault motorsport event.[1]
Plymouth Argyle made the following statement: "The club is aware of an incident involving one of our players that occurred on Saturday morning on the M6. As the incident is subject to police inquiries, the club feels it would be inappropriate to make any comment at this stage." Later the club added that it wished to send its condolences to the family and friends of the two boys who have died: "They are very much in our thoughts and prayers at this sad time."[2]
On 8 June, McCormick was charged by Staffordshire Police with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, driving with excess alcohol in his blood, and driving with no insurance. He appeared at Fenton Magistrates' Court on 9 June and was granted conditional bail until 16 June when he will appear at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.[3]
Career statistics
| Club Performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2000-01 | Plymouth Argyle | Third Division | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2003-04 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2004-05 | Championship | 23 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2004-05 | Boston United | League Two | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | Plymouth Argyle | Championship | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2006-07 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2007-08 | ||||||||||
| Total | England | 110 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 110 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b McGee, Simon (2008-06-08). Drink-drive quiz for soccer star in motorway crash that killed two brothers aged eight and ten. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b Footballer held over death crash. BBC News (2008-06-07). Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ Player charged after crash deaths. BBC News (2008-06-08). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
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