Jack Cork

Football player infobox
playername = Jack Cork


fullname = Jack Frank Porteous Cork
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1989|6|25
cityofbirth = Carshalton, London
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Southampton
(on loan from Chelsea)
clubnumber = 30
position = Centre Back/Defensive Midfield
years = 2005–
2006
2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs =Chelsea
→ Bournemouth (loan)
→ Bournemouth (loan)
→ Scunthorpe United (loan)
→ Southampton (loan)
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
004 0(0)
003 0(0)
034 0(2)
007 0(0)
nationalyears = 2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–
nationalteam = flagicon|England England U16
flagicon|England England U17
flagicon|England England U18
flagicon|England England U19
nationalcaps(goals) = 004 0(0)
007 0(0)
001 0(0)
010 0(0)
pcupdate = 19:26, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Jack Frank Porteous Cork (born June 25, 1989) is a footballer currently playing for Southampton, on loan from Chelsea. He is a versatile defender who can play anywhere across the back, and can also play in the holding midfield role. He is the son of former Wimbledon player and current Bolton Wanderers coach, Alan Cork.

Cork attended Glyn Technology School in Epsom, and left in 2007, after completing his A Levels.

Cork has been at Chelsea since the age of nine, and has captained the club's youth team.

During the 2006-07 season, Cork twice went on loan to Bournemouth.

Cork was selected to go on Chelsea's pre-season tour of the United States, in summer 2007, when team-mate Lee Sawyer was forced to drop out. He made his first appearance for the first-team against Club América on 14 July. He played out-of-position at left-back for most of the tour. [cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/page/NewsHomePage/0,,10268~1073236,00.html |title=Minute Detail: Chelsea 2 Club America 1 |publisher=chelseafc.com]

Cork spent the 2007/2008 season on loan at Scunthorpe United. After 35 appearances, despite Scunthorpe's ultimate relegation from the Football League Championship, he was voted the club's Player of the Year. [cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~1371712,00.html |title=Cork Loan to Saints |publisher=chelseafc.com]

In August 2008, Cork joined Southampton on loan until 1 January 2009, after the Saints beat off reportedly stiff competition from both Sheffield Wednesday and Aberdeen. [cite web |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/article.php?page_id=10475 |title=Jan bolsters defence |publisher=saintsfc.co.uk]

Cork has represented England at youth level, making his Under 19 debut against the Czech Republic Under-19s, in May 2007. [cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/U19s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/05/U19sEliteRound_CzechReport.htm |title=Lions grab consolation |publisher=TheFA.com]

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