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'''Murdoch McCormack''' |
'''Murdoch McCormack''' (7 October 1920 – 22 April 1951) was a Scottish [[association football|footballer]], who played as a [[midfielder#Winger|winger]] in [[the Football League]] for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] and [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]].<ref name="neilbrown" /><ref>{{Hugman|12301|accessdate=18 February 2017}}</ref> |
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After making only one League appearance for Manchester City, in 1946–47, McCormack joined [[Joe Smith (football forward born 1889)|Joe Smith]]'s Blackpool the [[Blackpool F.C. season 1947–48|following season]]. He made eleven starts in the first fourteen League games, scoring twice in a 4–0 victory over Huddersfield Town at [[Bloomfield Road]] on 1 September, and Blackpool's goal in a 1–1 draw at Blackburn Rovers a fortnight later.<ref name=calley>''Blackpool: A Complete History 1887–1992'', Roy Calley (1992)</ref> |
After making only one League appearance for Manchester City, in 1946–47, McCormack joined [[Joe Smith (football forward born 1889)|Joe Smith]]'s Blackpool the [[Blackpool F.C. season 1947–48|following season]]. He made eleven starts in the first fourteen League games, scoring twice in a 4–0 victory over Huddersfield Town at [[Bloomfield Road]] on 1 September, and Blackpool's goal in a 1–1 draw at Blackburn Rovers a fortnight later.<ref name=calley>''Blackpool: A Complete History 1887–1992'', Roy Calley (1992)</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 8 July 2023
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Murdoch McCormack | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 22 April 1951 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1947 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 1947–1948 | Blackpool | 12 | (3) |
| 1948–1949 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | (3) |
| Total | 44 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Murdoch McCormack (7 October 1920 – 22 April 1951) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a winger in the Football League for Manchester City, Blackpool and Crewe Alexandra.[1][2]
After making only one League appearance for Manchester City, in 1946–47, McCormack joined Joe Smith's Blackpool the following season. He made eleven starts in the first fourteen League games, scoring twice in a 4–0 victory over Huddersfield Town at Bloomfield Road on 1 September, and Blackpool's goal in a 1–1 draw at Blackburn Rovers a fortnight later.[3]
His final appearance for Blackpool came on 21 February, a single-goal defeat at Manchester City.[3]
In the summer of 1948, he joined Crewe Alexandra, for whom he made 31 League appearances and scored three goals in his only season with the club.
References[edit]
- ^ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Manchester City: 1946/47 – 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "Murdoch McCormack". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ a b Blackpool: A Complete History 1887–1992, Roy Calley (1992)
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