John Cornforth (footballer)

John Cornforth
Personal information
Full name John Michael Cornforth[1]
Date of birth (1967-10-07) 7 October 1967 (age 57)[1]
Place of birth Whitley Bay,[1] England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1991 Sunderland 32 (2)
1986 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 7 (3)
1989 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 3 (0)
1990 → Lincoln City (loan) 9 (1)
1991–1996 Swansea City 149 (16)
1996 Birmingham City 8 (0)
1996–1999 Wycombe Wanderers 47 (6)
1998 → Peterborough United (loan) 4 (0)
1999 Cardiff City 10 (1)
1999–2000 Scunthorpe United 4 (1)
2000–2001 Exeter City 24 (2)
International career
1995 Wales 2 (0)
Managerial career
2001–2002 Exeter City
2004–2005 Newport County
2006 Torquay United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Michael Cornforth (born 7 October 1967) is a former Wales international football player and is now a coach. Originally from Whitley Bay in the north-east of England, Cornforth and his family have been settled in Devon for some time.

Cornforth is currently[needs update] assistant manager at Northern Premier side Blyth Spartans.

  1. ^ a b c "John Cornforth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ^ Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-00-218737-4.