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 | |||
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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) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
References
edit- ^ a b c 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. 20 December 1996. Retrieved 8 January 2020.