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Cork started his career at Derby County. However, despite a loan spell at Lincoln City, Cork failed to break into the Derby first team and was subsequently sold to Wimbledon in 1977, who were playing in Division Four at the time. Cork's contribution to the team helped Wimbledon climb the football league pyramid and eventually gained them entry into the First Division, playing in every division of the football league in the process. Cork also played sixty minutes of Wimbledon's famous FA Cup triumph over Liverpool in 1988. Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... Lincoln City F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system). ... The first team is the colloquial name given to the most senior team fielded by a football club. ... The Fourth Division or Division Four of The Football League was the fourth highest league division in the English football league system from 1958 until the creation of the FA Premier league prior to the 1992/93 season. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ... The 1988 FA Cup Final took place on 14 May, 1988 at Wembley Stadium. ... Liverpool Football Club (usually known simply as Liverpool) is a football club based in Liverpool, in the north west of England. ...

He spent several more seasons with the club in the top flight before being sold to Sheffield United in 1992, having spent 15 years at Wimbledon. However, by this time his goalscoring tally had dropped dramatically. He spent two-and-a-half seasons with Sheffield United, including two full seasons in the newly rebranded FA Premier League before being sold on to Fulham in 1994. After a few seasons, he moved on to Swansea City, and would have a brief, unsuccessful period as the Welsh club's manager. Sheffield United Football Club are a professional English football club based in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. ... Wimbledon F.C. crest Wimbledon F.C. was the name of a now defunct football club that played in south London. ... The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system (above The Football League), making it Englands primary football competition. ... Fulham Football Club (FFC) are a football team based in Fulham, London. ... Swansea City F.C. are a Welsh football team currently playing in the English Football League, specifically in Football League Two. ...

Trivia

• Famously refused to shave his beard until Sheffield United's FA Cup run of 1992-1993 had ended.
• During Cork's entire career, no transfer fee was ever paid for him.