Chris Cornes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Cornes | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Worcester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Port Vale (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Worcester City[1] | 21 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Telford United (loan) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Telford United | 6 | (0) |
| 2008 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 15 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Stourport Swifts | 14 | (1) |
| 2009 | Worcester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Evesham United (loan) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Stourport Swifts | ||
| 2010 | Redditch United | ||
| 2010–201? | Malvern Town | ||
| 201?–201? | Littleton | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Christopher "Chris" Cornes (born 20 December 1986) is an English former football striker.
A former Wolverhampton Wanderers trainee, he enjoyed a successful loan spell to Port Vale in 2005, having signed a professional contract at Wolves the previous year. He tested positive for cocaine in February 2006, and received a six-month ban from the game, before his contract was cancelled in September that year. He then joined Worcester City, before moving on to Telford United the following year. In 2008 he joined Stourport Swifts via Bromsgrove Rovers. The next year he was back at Worcester and Stourport Swifts, also playing on loan for Evesham United, before signing with Malvern Town via Redditch United in summer 2010.
Playing career
Cornes attended Pershore High School,[2] before beginning his career as a trainee with Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers, turning professional in July 2004. He joined League One side Port Vale on loan in August 2005, making his debut on 28 August in Vale's goalless draw at Milton Keynes Dons – picking up the man of the match award in the process.[3] He scored both goals against Oldham Athletic on 28 September,[4] and followed this by getting goals against Walsall and Swindon Town,[5][6] leaving him with a streak of four goals in three games. He returned to Molineux at the end of November, having scored four times in eleven first team appearances for the "Valiants".
In February 2006 Cornes tested positive for cocaine and was given a six-month ban.[7] Initially Wolves stood by him and allowed him to continue training. However, in September 2006 his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[7]
"Chris is grateful for the club for supporting him and regrets the embarrassment he has caused."
At the end of his ban in October 2006 he joined Conference North side Worcester City, and two months later signed until the end of the season.[2] However, he fell out of favour and joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Telford United on loan in March 2007, helping Telford to promotion to the Conference North via the play-offs.[9] He turned down interest from a number of league clubs to sign a one-year contract with Telford in May 2007.[9]
He terminated his contract with Telford in January 2008, with the club and Cornes coming towards the end of a club disciplinary process.[10] He joined Bromsgrove Rovers in the Southern League Premier Division later that month,[11] aiming for a fresh start.[12] The club were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 campaign, and Cornes decided to leave when new manager Rod Brown took charge in October 2008.[13] Later that month he joined Stourport Swifts in Southern Football League Division One Central, along with his former Bromsgrove manager Duane Darby.[14]
In July 2009, he was released the Swifts, his fitness an issue.[15] He promptly returned to old club Worcester City for pre-season training.[16] Worcester loaned him out to Evesham United in August 2009,[17] before he re-signed with Stourport six weeks into his loan spell.[18][19]
In June 2010 he joined Conference North side Redditch United.[20] Two months later he switched clubs to Midland Football Alliance outfit Malvern Town.[21] At the end of the 2010–11 campaign Malvern were relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League. He later played for Littleton in the Midland Combination.
Style of play
Stourport manager Neil Hunt described him as "a playmaker, he doesn’t track back or run around but his quality on the ball is undeniable."[22]
Post-retirement
Cornes was arrested in May 2015 for possession of class A drugs with intent to supply and money laundering after £40,000 of high purity cocaine and "a substantial amount of cash" was found in the back of a car in Worcester.[23] He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years and four months.[24]
Statistics
- Sourced from Chris Cornes profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2004–05 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Port Vale (loan) | 2005–06 | League One | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
Honours
- with Telford United
- Northern Premier League Premier Division play-off winner: 2007
References
- ↑ "Chris Cornes". wcfcarchive.bravehost.com. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- 1 2 "Cornes signs Worcester extension". BBC Sport. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ↑ "MK Dons 0-0 Port Vale". Soccerbase. 29 August 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ↑ "Port Vale 2-2 Oldham". BBC Sport. 28 September 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ "Port Vale 3-2 Walsall". BBC Sport. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ "Swindon 1-2 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 8 October 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- 1 2 "Banned Cornes makes Wolves exit". BBC Sport. 28 September 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolves to stand by striker Cornes". BBC Sport. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Cornes and Lewis sign for Telford". BBC Sport. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ↑ "Telford terminate Cornes contract". BBC Sport. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ↑ "Rovers add Cornes". NonLeagueDaily. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ↑ Harrison, Dan (30 January 2008). "Fresh start for Cornes". Bromsgrove Advertiser. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ↑ "Whild gets rid of five players". BBC Sport. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ↑ "Hunt has high hopes for new-look Swifts". NonleagueDaily. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ↑ "Cornes released by Swifts". Worcester News. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ↑ Clarey, Steve (7 July 2009). "Cornes given second shot with Worcester". Worcester News. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ↑ "West targets repeat". This is Gloucestershire. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ "Evesham on a revenge mission". This is Gloucestershire. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ Corley, Steve (1 October 2009). "Swifts in swoop to re-sign Cornes". Kidderminster Shuttle. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ "Redditch United boss Matt Gardiner signs four players". BBC Sport. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ↑ Stanford, Mark (27 August 2010). "Town get Cornes in firepower bid". Malvern Gaazette. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ "Cornes backed by Swifts boss". Kidderminster Shuttle. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ "Two charged over £40,000 drugs haul". Worcester News. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "Wolves striker turned drug dealer jailed for four years". Express & Star. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
