John Cornforth

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Cornforth
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 7, 1967(1967-10-07)
Age	57
Birthplace	Whitley Bay
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Whitley Bay
Horoscope	Capricorn

John Cornforth Biography

John Cornforth is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on October 7, 1967 in Whitley Bay, Whitley Bay, United Kingdom. John Michael Cornforth (born 7 October 1967) is a former Wales international football player and is now a coach, most recently head coach at English League Two club Torquay United. Originally from Whitley Bay in the north-east of England, Cornforth and his family have been settled in Devon for some time.

In January 2006 Cornforth took over as caretaker manager at Torquay United from Leroy Rosenior with the side deep in relegation trouble and soon after was appointed as manager until the end of the season. The side’s form worsened however, and Ian Atkins replaced Cornforth in April, having joined the club as an advisor to Cornforth the previous month. Against all odds, Atkins managed to rescue the side and lift them a comfortable three points clear from relegation.

In November 2010 Cornforth was appointed Manager of South West Peninsula League side Witheridge.

In February 2012 Cornforth joined Blyth Spartans F.C.. as Assistant manager to Tom Wade.

In July 2004 he joined the coaching team (unpaid) at his local side Crediton United.

John Cornforth Net Worth

John Cornforth is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Cornforth 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Cornforth usually appeared in midfield during his playing days. He made a total of 322 starts for his various clubs over his career, scoring 36 goals in the process. Whilst at Swansea he was a part of the team that won after a penalty shootout in the 1994 Football League Trophy Final. At one point he commanded a transfer fee of £350,000, in his 1996 transfer from Swansea to Birmingham City. Originally a fan of whoever won the league in that year, his four and a half years and nearly 200 games for Swansea led him to declare himself ‘a true Jack’.

In September 2004 he took over from Peter Nicholas as manager of Newport County but was sacked in 2005.

In August 2007, Cornforth rejoined his local side Crediton United as an advisor. The following month he was reported to be combining this role with working as a milk tanker driver, while hoping for a return to football management at a higher level.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is John Cornforth Dating?

According to our records, John Cornforth married to Rita Harradence (m. 1941–2012). As of December 1, 2023, John Cornforth’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. John Cornforth celebrates birthday on October 7 of every year.

What did John Cornforth invent?

In 1946, with the war over, Cornforth joined the Medical Research Council (MRC) to continue his earlier work on cholesterol. Working out of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), in 1951 Cornforth became the first person in history to complete the total synthesis of a non-aromatic steroid.

What did John Cornforth study?

In 1934, Cornforth matriculated and studied at the University of Sydney, where he studied organic chemistry at the University of Sydney’s School of Chemistry and from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Science with First- Class Honours and the University Medal in 1937.