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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian John McCord[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Derby County | 5 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | → Barnsley (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Barnsley | 38 | (2) |
| 1992 | → Mansfield 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
- Brian McCord at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Brian McCord". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- "Football: pounds 250,000 award for foul that ruined career". The Independent. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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