David Corner (footballer)
David Edward Corner (born 15 May 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League for Sunderland, Cardiff City, Peterborough United, Leyton Orient and Darlington.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Edward Corner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1988 | Sunderland | 33 | (1) |
| 1985–1986 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Leyton Orient | 4 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Darlington | 15 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Gateshead[2] | 101 | (7) |
| Total | 168 | (8) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Sunderland, Corner joined his hometown club Sunderland in 1984 at the age of 18.[3] After Shaun Elliott suffered an injury during the 1984–85 season, Corner was able to establish himself in the first team and was named in the starting line-up for the 1985 Football League Cup Final against Norwich City in only his fifth appearance for the club. However, a mistake by Corner led to the only goal of the game when he was caught in possession by John Deehan, before the ball fell to Asa Hartford,[3] whose shot deflected in off Gordon Chisholm to seal a victory for Norwich.[4][5] He later played for Cardiff City, Peterborough United, Leyton Orient, Darlington and Gateshead.[6]
He also participated at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.[7]
References
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 41. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- Appearances and goals for Gateshead are taken from:
"Gateshead F.C. Season 1991/92". Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
"Gateshead F.C. Season 1992/93". Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
"Gateshead F.C. Season 1993/94". Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
"Gateshead F.C. Season 1994/95". Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014. - Fowler, Andrew (19 March 2013). "Where Are They Now? Former Sunderland defender David Corner". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- Reynolds, Jim (25 March 1985). "Hartford helps Norwich to lift Milk Cup". The Glasgow Herald. p. 22. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- Wilson, Jonathan (26 February 2014). "The thought of Sunderland winning the League Cup is terrifying". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- "David Corner". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- David Corner – FIFA competition record (archived). Retrieved 24 July 2018.