John McCormack (footballer, born 1955)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Duffy McCormack | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1980 | Clydebank | 114 | (24) |
| 1980–1984 | St Mirren | 109 | (6) |
| 1984–1986 | Dundee | 61 | (9) |
| 1986–1987 | Airdrieonians | 44 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Partick Thistle | 19 | (0) |
| Total | 347 | (39) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997–1998 | Dundee | ||
| 1999–2002 | Queen's Park | ||
| 2002–2004 | Greenock Morton | ||
| 2005–2007 | Bellshill Athletic | ||
| 2007–2008 | Albion Rovers | ||
| 2009–2010 | Clyde | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Duffy McCormack (born 25 April 1955 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender and has managed several Scottish clubs.
McCormack began his playing career in 1976 with Clydebank, making over 100 league appearances and scoring 24 times before joining St Mirren in 1980. While playing for St Mirren, McCormack acquired the nickname "Cowboy", because he had the same name as a professional boxer with that nickname. He moved to Dundee in 1984 before returning to the west of Scotland in 1986, spending single seasons with Airdrieonians and Partick Thistle before retiring in 1988.
Following his retirement from playing, McCormack was employed by Glasgow City Council for several years, working in sports centres in the city. He then returned to Dundee as a youth coach, before progressing to assistant manager and becoming manager in 1997. Just months later, McCormack was sacked – despite Dundee leading the Scottish Football League First Division – and went on to join Queen's Park. In November 2002, McCormack was appointed manager of Greenock Morton, guiding the club to the Scottish Third Division title in his first season. After losing a large lead at the top of the Second Division near the end of the 2003–04 season, McCormack was sacked in September 2004. He also had an assistant manager stint at Stenhousemuir but left within a month to become manager at Scottish Junior football side Bellshill.
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