John Cecil McCormack (15 February 1922 – 1995) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

centre forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

. McCormack started his career with

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

, moving to neighbours

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

in April 1947 before a spell at non-league Chelmsford City. He signed for

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

in July 1950, spending just over a year there and setting a new club record for goals in a single season with 33. He moved to Notts County in November 1951. After 4 years at Notts County, McCormack played for non-league

King's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...

before joining Canadian side ''Polish White Eagles'', based in

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References

* * 1922 births 1995 deaths English footballers Association football forwards Gateshead F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Notts County F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub