Brian McCord

Brian John McCord (born 24 August 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley, Derby County, Mansfield Town and Stockport County.[1][2] McCord was awarded £250,000 by the high court after he suffered a horrific leg injury in March 1993 whilst playing for Stockport County in a match against Swansea City. The watching Coventry City manager Bobby Gould described John Cornforth's challenge on McCord as "one of the worst tackles I have ever seen".[3]

Brian McCord
Personal information
Full name Brian John McCord[1]
Date of birth (1968-08-24) 24 August 1968
Place of birth Derby, England[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Derby County 5 (0)
1989–1990Barnsley (loan) 5 (0)
1990–1992 Barnsley 38 (2)
1992Mansfield Town (loan) 11 (1)
1992–1993 Stockport County 8 (1)
1997 Notts County 0 (0)
1997–1998 Stalybridge Celtic
1998 Leek Town
1998 Telford United
1998 Leek Town
1999 Barrow
1999 Gainsborough Trinity
Total 67 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References

  1. Brian McCord at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Brian McCord". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  3. "Football: pounds 250,000 award for foul that ruined career". The Independent. Retrieved 8 January 2020.


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