Luke McCormick (footballer, born 1983)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
Luke McCormick, (born 15 August 1983 in Coventry, England) is a Goalkeeper for the English football team Plymouth Argyle.
Biography
McCormick started the 2003–04 season as a backup for Romain Larrieu, but when Larrieu sustained an injury to his cruciate knee ligaments, he soon proved himself a competent replacement. Upon winning a 2–0 game over Stockport County on 24 January, 2004, McCormick set a new club record of seven consecutive clean sheets (games without conceding a goal), leading him to be voted the most promising player of the 2003–04 season by Plymouth Argyle fans.
Larrieu regained his place as first choice keeper shortly into the 2004–05 season. In October 2004, the Plymouth Argyle manager, Bobby Williamson sent McCormick on loan to Boston United of League Two, so that he could continue playing first-team football.
Linked with a move away to Leicester with former Argyle manager Ian Holloway, McCormick put in a series of important and impressive displays in the final matches recent of the 2007/8 season.
M6 accident
While returning form the wedding of former team-mate David Norris,[1] McCormick was arrested by patrol units of the Central Motorways Police Group on June 7, 2008 on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. His Range Rover was involved in a collision with a Toyota Previa at 05:45am near to Keele Services on the M6 motorway in Staffordshire. The crash resulted in the death of Aron and Ben Peak, aged ten and eight from the Manchester area.[2] Their father, the driver of the Previa, was taken to hospital, while a 49-year-old man and his two sons, aged eight and 15, were treated for minor injuries. The group was travelling from the Manchester area to the Silverstone race track in Northamptonshire to watch motorsport.[1]
Plymouth Argyle made a statement: "The club is aware of an incident involving one of our players that occurred on Saturday morning on the M6. As the incident is subject to police inquiries, the club feels it would be inappropriate to make any comment at this stage." Later the club added that it wished to send its condolences to the family and friends of the two boys who have died: "They are very much in our thoughts and prayers at this sad time."[2]
On June 8, McCormick was charged by Staffordshire Police with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, having excess alcohol in his blood, and driving with no insurance. He will appear at Fenton Magistrates court on June 9.[3]
Career statistics
Template:Football player statistics 1 Template:Football player statistics 2 |- |2000-01||rowspan="5"|Plymouth Argyle||rowspan="2"|Third Division||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||0 |- |2001-02||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||0||0 |- |2002-03||rowspan="2"|Second Division||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||3||0 |- |2003-04||40||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||41||0 |- |2004-05||Championship||23||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0||24||0 |- |2004-05||Boston United||League Two||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0 |- |2005-06||rowspan="3"|Plymouth Argyle||rowspan="3"|Championship||1||0||colspan="2"|-||2||0||3||0 |- |2006-07||40||0||5||0||1||0||46||0 |- |2007-08|||||||||||||||| Template:Football player statistics 3110||0||6||0||4||0||120||0 Template:Football player statistics 5110||0||6||0||4||0||120||0 |}
References
- ^ a b McGee, Simon (2008-06-08). "Drink-drive quiz for soccer star in motorway crash that killed two brothers aged eight and ten". Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ a b "Footballer held over death crash". BBC News. 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Player charged after crash deaths". BBC News. 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
External links
- Luke McCormick at Soccerbase
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