Peter Cormack dies aged 78 as Liverpool pay tribute to title-winning former player

Liverpool person paid tribute to erstwhile midfielder Peter Cormack, who won the UEFA Cup and FA Cup during a four-year spell with the club, aft helium passed distant aged 78

Former Liverpool midfielder Peter Cormack has died aged 78.

The Scot played for Liverpool betwixt 1972 and 1976, helping the nine triumph the First Division title, UEFA Cup and the FA Cup. Signed by Bill Shankly, helium was a cardinal portion of the squad during a palmy epoch and besides featured nether the absorption of Bob Paisley.

After joining from Nottingham Forest successful 1972, Cormack helped Liverpool triumph the First Division rubric and UEFA Cup treble successful his archetypal play with the club. He contributed to different league rubric triumph successful 1975/76 and the FA Cup successful 1973/74.

Cormack made 178 appearances and scored 26 goals for the Reds. "The thoughts of everyone astatine Liverpool FC are with Peter’s household and friends astatine this precise bittersweet and hard time," Liverpool said successful a statement.

Cormack started his vocation with Hibernian, spending 7 years with the Scottish broadside earlier moving to Forest successful 1970. He earned 9 caps for Scotland and went connected to play for Bristol City earlier ending his vocation with Hibs and Partick Thistle.

Hibernian wrote: "Everyone astatine Hibernian FC is profoundly saddened by the passing of erstwhile Hibee Peter Cormack astatine the property of 78. Rest successful peace, Peter."

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