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Scottish midfielder Peter Cormack was a skilful player with an eye for goal.

He had already attracted Bill Shankly's attention as a 20-year-old Scottish international with Hibernian. He was playing on the wing back then and was a classy player who loved to entertain.

His experience and creativity added something extra to the squad that had narrowly missed out on the championship in 1971-72, and Peter was an important brick in Shankly's 'new' team which won not only the First Division title in 1972-73 but also the club's first-ever European trophy, the UEFA cup.

Peter had to wait until the seventh league fixture of the season (at Derby's Baseball Ground) before being handed his league debut but he scored in his home debut against Wolves the following week and never looked back after that - finishing with eight goals from his 30 starts plus another 22 appearances in the different cup competitions.

1973-74 was another good year for Peter. He figured in all 42 league matches and added an FA Cup winners' medal to add to his collection. Aged 28 when the 1974-75 season began, he looked to have years of success ahead of him at Anfield but when Bob Paisley's master-stroke converted Ray Kennedy from a forward into a graceful midfielder, it was Peter who suffered as a consequence.

He did qualify for another championship medal in 1975-76 after starting 16 league matches but was clearly surplus to requirements at Anfield and it was no real surprise when he moved on to Bristol City in November 1976.

Other Clubs:
Hearts, Hibernian, Nottm For, Bristol City, Hibernian (2), Partick Thistle