Harry Cursham	Notts County FC & Corinthians FC 8 appearances, 5 goals P 8 W 5 D 0 L 3 F 42: A 16 63% successful 1879-84 disciplined: none captaincies: none minutes played: 720
Profile
Full name	Henry Alfred Cursham
Born	27 November 1859 in Wilford, Nottinghamshire [registered in Basford, March 1860].
Baptised	12 January 1860 at St. Wilfrid's Church, Wilford
Census Notes	According to the 1861 census, Henry was the ninth of ten children to William George and Harriette, living in Wilford, with four servants. His father is a solicitor.
	According to the 1871 census, Henry A. was one of eight lodgers, seven of them Cursham's, living at Wilford Green in Wilford.
	According to the 1881 census, Henry A. was one of seven children still living with their parents in Wilford, along with three servants. Father was the Colliery Owner as well as a solicitor. Henry is a law student.
	According to the 1891 census, Henry A. is now married to Francis A.E., with three children, Francis Irene, Curzon and Francis George, with three servants. Henry is a District Manager of an Union Assurance Society. They live at Grove Avenue in St Mary, Nottingham.
	According to the 1901 census, Henry and his wife, and one of his daughters now live at The Firs, Holme Pierrepont. Henry is an Insurance Broker.
	According to the 1911 census, Henry Alfred, still married, and now with two of his children at The Firs. He is now an Insurance Agent at District level. They have three servants. According to a 1914 Will & Testament of Reverend Francis Lambert Cursham, Henry's elder brother, Henry was the executor of his will, living at Holme Pierrepont, on 30 November 1914.
	According to the 1939 register, Henry Alfred is still married to Frances, he is a retired insurance broker and they are still living at The Firs with two servants. They are visited by their son Curzon, a solicitor, and his wife, Sheila.
Married	to Francis Annie Elizabeth Rawson, on 20 January 1885 at St. Anthony's Church at Lenton Priory [registered in Nottingham, September 1885]. Wedding was postponed after his brother, Arthur had died, a year earlier.
Died	6 August 1941, at The Firs, Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, aged 81 years 252 days [registered in Bingham, September 1941]. Buried at Holme Pierrepont Church, 9 August.
Height/Weight	not known.
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com
Club Career
Club(s)	Attended Repton School and played with Grantham FC in 1877 and Nottingham Thursday Wanderers FC; before he joined Notts County FC circa 1880, and played with the Corinthians FC team 1882-86. Cursham wrote a personal letter to the Notts County FC board stating his intention to retire in January 1889;
Club honours	None
Individual honours	Cursham is the current FA Cup highest goalscorer.  From 1877 to 1887, he scored 49 FA Cup goals. He got 48 in the Competition Proper and one in a Qualifying tie;
Distinctions	Played first class cricket with Nottinghamshire, in 1880 and 1904;
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	One of six who became the 75th players (78) to appear for England.
Position(s)	Outside-left/right, inside-right/left;
First match	No. 11, 15 March 1880, Wales 2 England 3, a friendly match at The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged 20 years 109 days;
Last match	No. 20, 23 February 1884, Ireland 1 England 8, a British Championship match at The Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast, aged 24 years 88 days;
Major tournaments	British Championship 1883-84;
Team honours	None
Individual honours	England's Top Goalscorer (three, 1884)
Distinctions	Younger brother of Arthur Cursham. Brother-in-law of Harold Morse.
Beyond England
Original Committee member of the Corinthians FC in 1882. He was an insurance broker by profession.  Was a law student according to the 1881 census. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.83./FindMyPast.com

Harry Cursham - Match History
Club: Notts County F.C. - 1 full cap Coach: F.A. Committee (Charles Alcock) - 8 full capsx
Age 19
-	9	5 April 1879 - England 5 Scotland 4, The Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington	Fr	HW	reserve
Age 20
1	11	15 March 1880 - Wales 2 England 3, The Racecourse, Wrexham	Fr	AW	Start	ir
Club: Notts County F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 7 full caps
Age 22
2	14	18 February 1882 - Ireland 0 England 13, Knock Ground, Belfast	Fr	AW	Start	ol
3	15	11 March 1882 - Scotland 5 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow	Fr	AL	Start	or
4	16	13 March 1882 - Wales 5 England 3, The Racecourse, Wrexham		AL	Start 48	ir
Age 23
5	17	3 February 1883 - England 5 Wales 0, The Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington	Fr	HW	Start	il
6	18	24 February 1883 - England 7 Ireland 0, Liverpool Cricket Ground, Liverpool	Fr	HW	Start	or
7	19	10 March 1883 - England 2 Scotland 3, Bramall Lane, Sheffield	Fr	HL	Start	ol
8	20	23 February 1884 - Ireland 1 England 8, Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast	BC	AW	Start	ol
Age 25
-	21	15 March 1884 - Scotland 1 England 0, Cathkin Park, Glasgow	BC	AL	withdrew, following an accident
-	22	17 March 1884 - Wales 0 England 4, The Racecourse, Wrexham		AW

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