Sam Corcoran

English footballer

Sam CorcoranPersonal information

Full name|  Samuel Joseph Corcoran[1]
Date of birth|  (1991-02-05) 5 February 1991 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth|  Enfield, England
Height|  5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Club information

Current team

|  Hendon
Youth career
000–2008|  Arsenal
2008–2009|  Colchester United
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2009–2011|  Colchester United|  1|  (0)
2009–2010|  → Wealdstone (loan)|  4|  (1)
2011|  → Lowestoft Town (loan)|  5|  (0)
2011–2013|  Chelmsford City|  35|  (0)
2013|  Hayes & Yeading United|  13|  (2)
2014–2016|  St Albans City|  32|  (1)
2016–2017|  Hemel Hempstead Town|  16|  (2)
2017|  St Albans City|  5|  (0)
2017|  AFC Sudbury|  |
2017–2019|  Royston Town|  58|  (5)
2019–|  Hendon|  10|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:44, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

Samuel Joseph Corcoran (born 5 February 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Southern League Premier Central side Hendon, where he plays as a midfielder.

## Contents

* 1 Playing career
* 1.1 Colchester United
* 1.2 Chelmsford City
* 1.3 Hayes & Yeading United
* 1.4 St Albans City
* 1.5 A.F.C. Sudbury
* 1.6 Royston Town
* 1.7 Hendon
* 2 Career statistics
* 2.1 Club
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Playing career[edit]

### Colchester United[edit]

Corcoran was first involved with the Colchester United first team after being named on the bench for a League One game against Millwall on 31 March 2009,[2] while he was in the second year of his scholarship.[3] He made his debut for Colchester after coming on as an 89th minute substitute in a 2–0 victory over Hereford United.[4] Following this match, he drew praise from manager Paul Lambert, who said he hoped Corcoran would become a regular player in the team.[5]

On 4 December 2009 he joined Wealdstone on a month's loan.[6] Which was later extended by a further month. On 18 May 2010 Corcoran was released by Colchester.[7] However, after John Ward was announced as Colchester manager on 31 May 2010 Corcoran was offered a new 1-year contract.[8] On 10 March 2011 Corcoran was loaned out to Isthmian League Premier Division side Lowestoft Town for one month.[9] He was recalled on 6 April.[10]

On 28 April Colchester announced that he would be one of three players who would be released at the end of the season.[11]

### Chelmsford City[edit]

He signed for Chelmsford City before the start of the 2011–12 season.[12]

On 20 November 2012, video footage of Corcoran's free kick in a game against Hayes & Yeading United in the Conference South went viral as he slipped before kicking the ball, allowing Hayes and Yeading possession and leading them to score and win the game 3–0. It was described in media coverage as the "worst free kick ever".[13][14] Corcoran took the coverage in good humour, claiming on his Twitter account that the free kick was a "stinker"[15] and that he was a "youtube sensation for all the wrong reasons".[16]

### Hayes & Yeading United[edit]

Corcoran was released by Chelmsford City on 2 February 2013. Within a fortnight he signed for Hayes & Yeading United, the very team against which he had suffered his free kick misfortune. He made his debut on 16 February 2013 against Farnborough, having been substituted on for Pelé. Hayes and Yeading lost the match 4–1.

### St Albans City[edit]

On 31 January 2014 it was announced that Corcoran had been training with St Albans City for the past 8 weeks in a bid to regain fitness but a broken foot means his debut will have to wait until March [17]

### A.F.C. Sudbury[edit]

Sam joined A.F.C. Sudbury on 20 March 2017.[18]

### Royston Town[edit]

On 17 July 2017, Corcoran was one of three players signed by Southern League Premier Division side Royston Town, he was joined by James Potton and Lee Chappell.[19]

### Hendon[edit]

In July 2019, Corcoran joined Hendon FC.[20]

## Career statistics[edit]

### Club[edit]

Club performance  | League  | Cup  | League Cup  | Continental  | Total

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Season | Club | League  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals
England  | League  | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total
2008–09 | Colchester United | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2009–10 | Wealdstone (loan) | Isthmian Premier Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1
2010–11 | Colchester United | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2010–11 | Lowestoft Town (loan) | Isthmian Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
Colchester United Total  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Career total  | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1

* Does not include Football League Trophy appearances.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
2. ^ "Millwall 0–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
3. ^ "Profiles". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
4. ^ "Hereford 0–2 Colchester". BBC Sport. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
5. ^ "U's boss sees Corcoran potential". BBC Sport. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
6. ^ "Corcoran Makes Loan Move".
7. ^ "Colchester United | News | Latest News | Latest News | Contract Offers For Duo". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
8. ^ "Colchester United | News | Latest News | Latest News | Duo To Return Under New Boss". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
9. ^ "Colchester United send Pentney and Corcoran out on loan". BBC Sport. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
10. ^ "Colchester end Sam Corcoran's Lowestoft loan deal". BBC Sport. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
11. ^ "Colchester United release Elito, Corcoran and Knudsen". BBC Sport. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
12. ^ Chelmsford City complete triple deal BBC Sport, 1 August 2011
13. ^ "The worst free-kick ever? Chelmsford City concede goal after slip-up bungle – video". The Guardian. London. 23 November 2012.
14. ^ "Is This the Worst Free-Kick Ever? (VIDEO)". 23 November 2012.
15. ^ Sam Corcoran [@corky_32] (23 November 2012). "@luke_welsh #stinker" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
16. ^ Sam Corcoran [@corky_32] (23 November 2012). "@Kidsof91 hahaha youtube sensation for all the wrong reasons lol what's been going on?" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
17. ^ "Corcoran is the "missing piece" of City's puzzle - Golds". 31 January 2014.
18. ^ New Man Started Saturday‚ afcsudbury.com, 20 March 2017
19. ^ Trio of New Crows‚ roystontownfc.co.uk, 17 July 2017
20. ^ Hendon sign midfielder Corcoran, nonleaguedaily.com, 26 July 2019
21. ^ "Sam Corcoran Career Stats". Soccerbase. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.

## External links[edit]

* Sam Corcoran at Soccerbase
* Sam Corcoran at Soccerway
* Sam Corcoran at Aylesbury United

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals