Peter Cormack
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Barr Cormack | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tynecastle Boys Club | |||
| 1961–1962 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| 1962–1963 | Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1970 | Hibernian | 182 | (75) |
| 1967 | → Toronto City (guest) | 11 | (5) |
| 1970–1972 | Nottingham Forest | 74 | (15) |
| 1972–1976 | Liverpool | 121 | (21) |
| 1976–1980 | Bristol City | 67 | (15) |
| 1980 | Hibernian | 20 | (1) |
| 1980 | Partick Thistle | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1964–1968 | Scotland U23 | 5 | (2) |
| 1966–1971 | Scotland | 9 | (0) |
| 1966–1970 | Scottish League XI | 6 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1980–1984 | Partick Thistle | ||
| 1985–1986 | Anorthosis FC | ||
| 1986–1987 | Botswana | ||
| 2000 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 2000–2002 | Greenock Morton | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Peter Barr Cormack (born 17 July 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.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Cormack was a skilful midfield player who began his career 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.
Whilst at Hibs, won his first cap for Scotland on 25 June 1966 in a prestigious friendly with Brazil at Hampden Park. Brazil were warming up in readiness to play in the 1966 World Cup which was to be held in England. Cormack's debut was certainly a memorable occasion as the Scots held the reigning World Champions to a 1–1 draw. He also represented the Scottish League XI six times. Cormack scored 75 goals in 182 games for Hibs.
In March 1970, Cormack was sold to Nottingham Forest for £85,000. In his two seasons at the City Ground, he scored 15 times in 74 league games, 20 in 86 over all competitions. Forest were relegated from the top flight in 1972, as they finished second from bottom of the league. Cormack was signed by Liverpool manager Bill Shankly in July 1972 for a fee of £110,000. He made his Reds debut on the 2 September 1972 in a league fixture at the Baseball Ground. It was not a dream start for Cormack, however, as Liverpool lost 2–1 to hosts Derby County. Cormack did not have to wait long for his first goal, however, as it came the following week at Anfield, in a 4–2 win against Wolves. Liverpool scored three times in the last 14 minutes, beginning with Cormack's goal in the 76th, followed by a Tommy Smith penalty (80th) and a Kevin Keegan strike (84th).
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