▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Cor no ck ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Chap el hall , ▁near ▁A ird rie ▁in ▁Lan ark shire . ▁He ▁played ▁football ▁for ▁a ▁local ▁club ▁and ▁then ▁joined ▁Division ▁One ▁club ▁A ird rie oni ans ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁club , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁compet itive ▁first - team ▁match , ▁he ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁open ▁to ▁transfer . ▁After ▁making ▁an ▁appearance ▁for ▁A ird rie oni ans ▁in ▁a ▁benefit ▁match ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁Cor no ck ▁moved ▁into ▁English ▁non - le ague ▁football ▁three ▁weeks ▁later . ▁ ▁Football ▁in ▁England ▁He ▁signed ▁for ▁North - E astern ▁League ▁club ▁Dar ling ton . ▁The ▁transfer ▁was ▁not ▁completed ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁qual ifying ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 – 1 1 ▁FA ▁Cup , ▁in ▁which ▁Dar ling ton ▁won ▁ 1 – 0 ▁away ▁at ▁Hart le po ols ▁United , ▁but ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁at ▁centre ▁forward ▁as ▁they ▁progress ed ▁through ▁five ▁more ▁qual ifying ▁r ounds . ▁They ▁elimin ated ▁First ▁Division ▁She ff ield ▁United ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁proper , ▁and ▁Cor no ck ▁scored ▁the ▁winning ▁goal ▁against ▁Second ▁Division ▁club ▁Brad ford ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁team ▁into ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 6 , ▁an ▁achiev ement ▁which ▁remains ▁the ▁club ' s