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Arthur
Cursham |
Notts County FC
6 caps, 2 goals
P 6 W 2 D 0 L 4 F 12:
A 17
33% successful
1876-83
disciplined: none
captaincies: twice?
minutes played: 510 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Arthur Cursham |
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Born |
14 March 1853 in St. Peters, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [registered in
Nottingham, March 1853]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1861 census,
Arthur was the fourth of ten children to William G. and Harriette, living
in Wilford, with four servants. His father is a solicitor. |
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According to the 1871 census,
Arthur W. was the eldest of eight lodgers, seven of them Cursham's, living
at Wilford Green in Wilford. |
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According to the 1881 census,
Arthur W., now a colliery manager was visiting his older brother Francis,
who was now widowed, at Main Street in Cropwell-Butler in Basford. |
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According to the 1891 census,
Arthur's wife Emmeline had returned to St Mary's in Nottingham.
Stated as a widow, she lives with her parents, William Hall and Annie
Whyte, and her and Arthur;s on, also called Arthur. |
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Married |
to Emmeline Maria Whyte
[registered in Strand, London, September 1882]. One son, Arthur St.
Wilfrid, born in Ambergate 1883.
[registered in Belper, September 1883] |
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Died |
24 December 1884,
aged 31 years 285 days
[not registered in UK] died of Yellow Fever and Malaria, in Pera,
Florida, USA. His death was reported in The Derby Mercury, 21
January 1885. |
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Height/Weight |
Not known. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Notts County FC
1875-84, but also played for Oakham School, Nottingham Law club and
Sheffield FC. Played occasionally for Grantham Town between 1876-79. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Also played
first-class cricket with Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
nine who became the 34th player
(42) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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First match |
No. 5, 4 March
1876,
Scotland 3 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, aged 22 years, 355 days. |
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Last match |
No. 19, 10 March
1883,
England 2 Scotland 3, friendly match at
Bramall Lane, Sheffield, aged 29 years, 361 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Older brother
of Harry Cursham |
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Beyond England |
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Colliery
Proprietor/Manager in Ambergate, Derbyshire, according to the 1881 census.
Emigrated to America in 1884, and died shortly after. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.83/FindMyPast.com |
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Arthur Cursham - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 6 |
6 |
0 |
510 |
2 |
255 min |
0 |
one - possibly
two |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Arthur Cursham
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.75 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Away |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
-8 |
1 |
0 |
1.00 |
5.00 |
00.0 |
-2 |
| All
- Friendly |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
17 |
-5 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
2.83 |
33.3 |
-2 |
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Arthur Cursham
- Match History |
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Club: Notts
County F.C. - 6 full caps |
Coach: F.A. Committee - 6
full capsx
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Age
22 |
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1 |
5 |
4 March 1876
- Scotland 3 England 0,
The West of Scotland Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow |
Fr |
AL |
Start |
f |
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Age
23 |
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2 |
6 |
3 March 1877 - England 1 Scotland 3,
Surrey Cricket Ground, The
Oval, Kennington, London |
Fr |
HL |
Start |
f |
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Age
24 |
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3 |
7 |
2 March 1878 - Scotland 7 England 2,
Hampden Park,
Hampden Terrace, Glasgow |
Fr |
AL |
Captain  |
f |
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Age
25 |
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4 |
8 |
18 January 1879 - England 2 Wales 1,
Surrey Cricket Ground, The
Oval, Kennington, London |
Fr |
HW |
Captain?
60 |
f |
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Three reports, The Field,
The Sportsman and Football Annual give the captaincy to Arthur
Cursham, whilst The London Times, Athletic News and
Bell's Life, gives it to Henry Wace. The fact that Charles
Alcock's own Football Annual lists Cursham makes us favour the
Notts County forward, but one can never be sure and we will not commit
ourselves with any degree of certainty. |
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Age
29 |
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5 |
17 |
3 February 1883 - England 5 Wales 0,
Surrey Cricket Ground, The
Oval, Kennington, London |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
f |
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6 |
19 |
10 March 1883 - England 2 Scotland 3,
Bramall Lane, Highfield, Sheffield |
Fr |
HL |
Start |
f |
Notes
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