John McCormick (footballer, born 1936)

John McCormick
Personal information
Full name John McCormick
Date of birth (1936-07-18)18 July 1936
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 2 July 2017(2017-07-02) (aged 80)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
St Roch's
Third Lanark
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1964 Third Lanark 112 (0)
1964–1965 Aberdeen 28 (0)
1965–1973 Crystal Palace 194 (6)
1973–19?? Wealdstone ? (?)
International career
1962[1] SFL trial v SFA 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McCormick (18 July 1936 – 2 July 2017)[2] was a Scottish professional footballer. Playing as a centre back he made a total of 334 appearances in the Football League and Scottish League, for Third Lanark, Aberdeen and Crystal Palace before moving into non-league football with Wealdstone.

  1. ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Breedon Books. p. 332. ISBN 0907969542.