Peter Cormack
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Peter Barr Cormack (born Edinburgh, July 17, 1946) is a Scottish former professional footballer and football manager who reached his peak as a player in the first great Liverpool side of the 1970s.
A skilful midfield player who won nine caps for Scotland, Cormack began his career in his native Edinburgh with Hibernian, who he joined in 1962 having previously been on the groundstaff at local rivals Heart of Midlothian while playing for Tynecastle Boys Club.
Cormack made his debut for Scotland in June 1966, a 1-1 draw against Brazil at Hampden Park. In March 1970, after scoring 75 times in 182 games for Hibs, Cormack joined Nottingham Forest, costing Forest £80,000. He scored 15 times in 74 league games for Forest, before being signed by Liverpool manager Bill Shankly in July1972 for a fee of £110,000.
He was an integral part of Liverpool's midfield as the Anfield club won their first trophies of the 1970s - a League championship and UEFA Cup double in 1973. He then added an FA Cup winners' medal to his haul as part of the team which destroyed Newcastle United at Wembley in 1974.
In 1976, Liverpool completed another League and UEFA Cup double with Cormack in the side, but an injury to Cormack led to the conversion of Ray Kennedy from striker to midfielder, which in turn meant that, when fit again, Cormack could not regain his place in the first team. He departed for Bristol City in November 1976 for £50,000.
After four years in Bristol, Cormack returned briefly to Hibernian, finishing his playing career with Partick Thistle where he became manager in 1980. He later took coaching roles in Cyprus and Botswana, including managing the Botswana national side, before returning to Hibernian as assistant manager under Alex Miller.
In December 2000 he had ten days as manager of Cowdenbeath, where he sacked without the side playing a game. He also managed Greenock Morton between July 2001 and March 2002.
He now works on the after-dinner speaking circuit.
| Preceded by: Bertie Auld |
Partick Thistle Manager 1980-? |
Succeeded by: Benny Rooney |
| Preceded by: Craig Levein |
Cowdenbeath Manager 2000 |
Succeeded by: Gary Kirk |
| Preceded by: Ally Maxwell |
Greenock Morton Manager 2000-2002 |
Succeeded by: Dave McPherson |
Categories: 1946 births | Living people | People from Edinburgh | Scottish footballers | Scotland international footballers | FIFA World Cup 1974 players | Hibernian F.C. players | Nottingham Forest F.C. players | Liverpool F.C. players | Bristol City F.C. players | Partick Thistle F.C. players | Scottish football managers | Partick Thistle F.C. managers | Cowdenbeath F.C. managers | Greenock Morton F.C. managers
