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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 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Henry Alfred Cursham |
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Born |
27 November 1859
in Wilford, Nottinghamshire [registered in
Basford, March 1860]. |
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Baptised |
12 January 1860
at St. Wilfrid's Church, Wilford |
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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. |
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According to the 1871 census,
Henry A. was one of eight lodgers, seven of them Cursham's, living at
Wilford Green in Wilford. |
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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, |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Married |
to Francis Annie E. Rawson
[registered in Nottingham, September 1885]. Wedding was
postponed after his brother, Arthur had died, a year earlier |
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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 |
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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) |
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; |
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Club honours |
None |
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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; |
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Distinctions |
Played first
class cricket with Nottinghamshire, in 1880 and 1904; |
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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
six who became the 75th players
(78) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-left/right,
inside-right/left; |
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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; |
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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; |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1883-84; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Younger brother
of Arthur
Cursham. Brother-in-law of
Harold Morse. |
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Beyond England |
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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 |
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Harry Cursham - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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11 |
8 |
1 |
720 |
5 |
144 min |
3 |
none |
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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Harry Cursham
- Match Record - All Matches |
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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 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
3 |
+11 |
0 |
2 |
4.667 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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Away |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
28 |
13 |
+15 |
0 |
1 |
5.60 |
2.60 |
60.0 |
+1 |
| All |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
42 |
16 |
+26 |
0 |
3 |
5.25 |
2.00 |
62.5 |
+2 |
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Harry Cursham
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
8.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| Friendly |
7 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
34 |
15 |
+19 |
0 |
3 |
4.857 |
2.143 |
57.1 |
+1 |
| All |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
42 |
16 |
+26 |
0 |
3 |
5.25 |
2.00 |
62.5 |
+2 |
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Harry Cursham
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1883-84 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
8.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
8.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
8.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
0 |
8.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Harry Cursham
- Match History |
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Club: Notts
County F.C. - 1 full cap |
Coach: F.A. Committee (Charles Alcock) - 8
full capsx
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Age
19 |
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- |
9 |
5 April 1879 - England 5 Scotland 4, The Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington |
Fr |
HW |
reserve |
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Age 20 |
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1 |
11 |
15 March 1880
- Wales 2 England 3,
The Racecourse, Wrexham |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
ir |
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Club: Notts
County F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 7 full caps |
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Age
22 |
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2 |
14 |
18 February 1882 - Ireland 0 England 13,
Knock
Ground, Belfast
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Fr |
AW |
Start
 |
ol |
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3 |
15 |
11 March 1882 - Scotland 5 England 1,
Hampden
Park, Glasgow |
Fr |
AL |
Start |
or |
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4 |
16 |
13 March 1882 - Wales 5 England 3, The Racecourse, Wrexham |
Fr |
AL |
Start
48 |
ir |
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Age
23 |
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5 |
17 |
3 February 1883 - England 5 Wales 0, The Surrey Cricket Ground,
Kennington |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
il |
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6 |
18 |
24 February 1883 - England 7 Ireland 0,
Liverpool Cricket Ground, Liverpool |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
or |
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7 |
19 |
10 March 1883 - England 2 Scotland 3,
Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
Fr |
HL |
Start |
ol |
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8 |
20 |
23 February 1884 - Ireland 1 England 8,
Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start
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ol |
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Age 25 |
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- |
21 |
15 March 1884 - Scotland 1 England 0,
Cathkin Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AL |
withdrew, following an accident |
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- |
22 |
17 March 1884 - Wales 0 England 4,
The Racecourse, Wrexham |
AW |
Notes
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