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John Cornwell (footballer)

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John Cornwell
Personal information
Full name John Anthony Cornwell[1]
Date of birth (1964-10-13) 13 October 1964 (age 60)[1]
Place of birth Bethnal Green, England[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Youth career
0000–1982 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1987 Leyton Orient 203 (35)
1987–1988 Newcastle United 33 (1)
1988–1990 Swindon Town 25 (0)
1990–1993 Southend United 101 (5)
1993Cardiff City (loan) 5 (2)
1994Brentford (loan) 4 (0)
1994Northampton Town (loan) 13 (1)
Total 384 (44)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Anthony Cornwell (born 13 October 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder and defender, most notably for Leyton Orient and Southend United.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1987–88[4] First Division 24 1 1 0 2 0 2[a] 0 29 1
1988–89[4] 9 0 0 0 1 0 3[b] 0 13 0
Total 33 1 1 0 3 0 5 0 42 1
Swindon Town 1988–89[5] Second Division 6 0 4 0 10 0
1989–90[5] 19 0 0 0 5 0 1[a] 0 25 0
Total 25 0 4 0 5 0 1 0 35 0
Southend United Total 101 5 5 0 6 0 5 0 117 5
Brentford (loan) 1993–94[6] Second Division 4 0 4 0
Northampton Town (loan) 1993–94[1] Third Division 13 1 13 1
Career total 176 7 10 0 14 0 11 0 208 7
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Full Members' Cup
  2. ^ 2 appearances in Football League Centenary Trophy, 1 appearance in Full Members' Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "John Cornwell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "Player Profile". SUFCdb. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "John Cornwell". 11v11.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "John Cornwell – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  6. ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 479. ISBN 9781906796723.
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  • John Cornwell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database