25:
747:
525:
485:, scoring one goal, then wrote to the Notts County board in January 1889 announcing his intention to retire. He did not play in the 1889–90 season, but returned in 1890–91 with two more first–team appearances, one in the league and one in the FA Cup, before retiring again.
473:. He appeared in eight of the 22 league matches played by Notts County that season, five at full back and three at centre forward, scoring twice. Cursham made one more league appearance in the 1890–91 season, ending his league career with nine appearances and two goals.
609:) prevented Cursham from taking up a career in cricket, which would have required a much greater time commitment than football. He made only one more appearance for Nottinghamshire, 24 years later in 1904 at the age of 44, against
902:
932:
610:
917:
430:
922:
927:
457:
was formed in 1888. Cursham made his first appearance in the new competition on 6 October 1888 at Trent Bridge, for Notts County in a 3–3 draw with
758:
897:
780:
856:
441:
against
Ireland on 23 February 1884; the latter was his final game for the national side. He finished his international career with eight
381:. His club career from 1877 to 1888 is not well recorded: all sources agree that he played mostly for Notts County with shorter spells at
907:
887:
590:
324:
912:
827:
717:
670:
645:
572:
359:
68:
46:
882:
462:
438:
550:
546:
500:
422:
335:
273:
154:
426:
892:
434:
602:
488:
He ended his career with an FA Cup record of 44 games and 49 goals over 12 seasons. As of 2018, this remains the
466:
398:
736:
535:
39:
33:
620:
In the handling code, he was good enough to represent
Nottinghamshire against Bedfordshire in February 1892.
554:
539:
363:
50:
511:, in which he stated that "Individual play was being too greatly sacrificed to the cry of combination."
458:
390:
316:
877:
872:
496:
296:
406:
598:
594:
320:
845:
386:
312:
223:
823:
776:
713:
666:
641:
355:
304:
250:
197:
606:
504:
143:
454:
397:
appearances are known, including scoring six goals for Notts County in a 11–1 win against
382:
377:
He became a regular in the Notts County team, frequently appearing alongside his brother,
308:
210:
746:
849:
614:
586:
482:
470:
410:
402:
378:
367:
866:
351:
507:, which became popular in the 1870s and 1880s. In 1904 he gave an interview to the
465:. He scored his first League goal on 12 January 1889, in County's 2–1 victory over
371:
524:
442:
429:. His first international goal came in his second match, a 13–0 win against
409:
in Notts County's 15–0 win (a record at the time) in the first round of the
393:, but the dates that he played for each of these clubs are not clear. His
347:
300:
120:
489:
394:
331:
405:, held at Trent Bridge on 10 December 1881. He scored four against
334:, with 49 goals in 44 games. He also played eight games for the
518:
425:
in 1880, making his international debut in a 3–2 victory over
18:
796:
686:
362:
debut on 16 November 1878 in a 3–1 defeat by local rivals
490:
highest number of goals scored by a player in the FA Cup
330:
Cursham holds the individual goalscoring record for the
820:
Meadow Lane Men The
Complete Who's Who of Notts County
710:
Meadow Lane Men The
Complete Who's Who of Notts County
663:
Meadow Lane Men The
Complete Who's Who of Notts County
437:. He scored again in a 5–3 home loss to Wales, and a
267:
262:
244:
233:
220:
207:
191:
165:
160:
150:
139:
127:
116:
101:
93:
88:
295:(27 November 1859 – 6 August 1941) was an English
374:, the home ground of Notts County at that time.
638:Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939
499:the ball. He was critical of the emphasis on
8:
495:Cursham was an advocate for and exponent of
83:
553:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
286:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
745:
366:. The match was in the first round of the
175:
82:
573:Learn how and when to remove this message
69:Learn how and when to remove this message
32:This article includes a list of general
903:England men's international footballers
628:
731:
729:
7:
551:adding citations to reliable sources
413:on 30 October 1886 at Trent Bridge.
183:
933:Men's association football forwards
797:"English National Football Archive"
687:"English National Football Archive"
773:The Origins of the Football League
617:was also a first class cricketer.
605:. Business commitments (he was an
601:debut was in 1880, in a draw with
38:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
918:People from Nottingham (district)
822:. Yore Publications. p. 67.
808:(registration & fee required)
737:"England Players – Harry Cursham"
712:. Yore Publications. p. 67.
698:(registration & fee required)
665:. Yore Publications. p. 67.
481:Cursham appeared in twice in the
923:Footballers from Nottinghamshire
523:
303:. He played football mostly for
23:
16:English footballer and cricketer
928:Cricketers from Nottinghamshire
350:, Nottinghamshire. He attended
775:. Amberley. pp. 114–115.
423:England national football team
336:England national football team
1:
421:Cursham was selected for the
503:tactics that emerged in the
354:until age 18 and signed for
346:Cursham was born in 1859 in
319:. In cricket, he played two
640:. Soccer Data. p. 67.
611:a touring South Africa team
401:in the second round of the
949:
908:Nottinghamshire cricketers
888:Grantham Town F.C. players
477:Final years and retirement
358:in 1877. Cursham made his
913:Notts County F.C. players
898:English men's footballers
469:, this time playing as a
285:
153:
142:
130:
119:
104:
96:
883:Corinthian F.C. players
853:(subscription required)
741:England Football Online
636:Joyce, Michael (2004).
53:more precise citations.
771:Metcalf, Mark (2013).
338:, scoring five goals.
818:Dykes, Garth (2005).
708:Dykes, Garth (2005).
661:Dykes, Garth (2005).
585:Cursham also played
547:improve this section
467:West Bromwich Albion
417:International career
399:Wednesbury Strollers
293:Henry Alfred Cursham
263:International career
97:Henry Alfred Cursham
89:Personal information
595:lower order batsman
85:
893:English cricketers
391:Thursday Wanderers
317:Thursday Wanderers
236:Thursday Wanderers
782:978-1-4456-1881-4
583:
582:
575:
364:Nottingham Forest
307:, with spells at
290:
289:
79:
78:
71:
940:
854:
834:
833:
815:
809:
807:
805:
803:
793:
787:
786:
768:
762:
761:at englandfc.com
756:
750:
749:
744:
733:
724:
723:
705:
699:
697:
695:
693:
683:
677:
676:
658:
652:
651:
633:
607:insurance broker
578:
571:
567:
564:
558:
527:
519:
505:Combination Game
459:Blackburn Rovers
445:and five goals.
270:
247:
194:
185:
177:
144:Holme Pierrepont
134:
112:27 November 1859
111:
109:
86:
74:
67:
63:
60:
54:
49:this article by
40:inline citations
27:
26:
19:
948:
947:
943:
942:
941:
939:
938:
937:
863:
862:
852:
842:
837:
830:
817:
816:
812:
801:
799:
795:
794:
790:
783:
770:
769:
765:
757:
753:
735:
734:
727:
720:
707:
706:
702:
691:
689:
685:
684:
680:
673:
660:
659:
655:
648:
635:
634:
630:
626:
613:. His brother,
591:Nottinghamshire
579:
568:
562:
559:
544:
528:
517:
479:
455:Football League
451:
449:Football League
419:
344:
342:Football career
325:Nottinghamshire
268:
245:
192:
132:
107:
105:
75:
64:
58:
55:
45:Please help to
44:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
946:
944:
936:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
865:
864:
861:
860:
850:CricketArchive
841:
840:External links
838:
836:
835:
828:
810:
788:
781:
763:
751:
725:
718:
700:
678:
671:
653:
646:
627:
625:
622:
615:Arthur Cursham
587:county cricket
581:
580:
531:
529:
522:
516:
515:Cricket career
513:
483:1888-89 FA Cup
478:
475:
471:centre forward
450:
447:
435:1881–82 season
418:
415:
411:1886-87 FA Cup
407:Basford Rovers
403:1881-82 FA Cup
379:Arthur Cursham
368:1878-79 FA Cup
343:
340:
288:
287:
283:
282:
279:
276:
271:
265:
264:
260:
259:
256:
253:
248:
242:
241:
239:
237:
234:
231:
230:
228:
226:
221:
218:
217:
215:
213:
208:
205:
204:
202:
200:
195:
189:
188:
179:
172:
167:
163:
162:
161:Senior career*
158:
157:
152:
148:
147:
141:
140:Place of death
137:
136:
135:(aged 81)
129:
125:
124:
118:
117:Place of birth
114:
113:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
77:
76:
59:September 2017
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
945:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
870:
868:
858:
851:
847:
846:Harry Cursham
844:
843:
839:
831:
829:0-9547830-6-9
825:
821:
814:
811:
798:
792:
789:
784:
778:
774:
767:
764:
760:
759:Henry Cursham
755:
752:
748:
742:
738:
732:
730:
726:
721:
719:0-9547830-6-9
715:
711:
704:
701:
688:
682:
679:
674:
672:0-9547830-6-9
668:
664:
657:
654:
649:
647:1-899468-67-6
643:
639:
632:
629:
623:
621:
618:
616:
612:
608:
604:
600:
596:
592:
588:
577:
574:
566:
556:
552:
548:
542:
541:
537:
532:This section
530:
526:
521:
520:
514:
512:
510:
509:Football Post
506:
502:
498:
493:
491:
486:
484:
476:
474:
472:
468:
464:
461:, playing at
460:
456:
448:
446:
444:
440:
436:
432:
428:
424:
416:
414:
412:
408:
404:
400:
396:
392:
388:
387:Grantham Town
384:
380:
375:
373:
369:
365:
361:
357:
353:
352:Repton School
349:
341:
339:
337:
333:
328:
326:
322:
318:
314:
313:Grantham Town
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
284:
280:
277:
275:
272:
266:
261:
257:
254:
252:
249:
243:
240:
238:
235:
232:
229:
227:
225:
224:Grantham Town
222:
219:
216:
214:
212:
209:
206:
203:
201:
199:
196:
190:
187:
180:
178:
173:
171:
168:
164:
159:
156:
149:
145:
138:
131:6 August 1941
128:Date of death
126:
122:
115:
102:Date of birth
100:
92:
87:
84:Henry Cursham
81:
73:
70:
62:
52:
48:
42:
41:
35:
30:
21:
20:
819:
813:
800:. Retrieved
791:
772:
766:
754:
740:
709:
703:
690:. Retrieved
681:
662:
656:
637:
631:
619:
584:
569:
563:January 2019
560:
545:Please help
533:
508:
494:
487:
480:
452:
420:
376:
372:Trent Bridge
356:Notts County
345:
329:
305:Notts County
292:
291:
251:Notts County
198:Notts County
181:
174:
169:
133:(1941-08-06)
80:
65:
56:
37:
878:1941 deaths
873:1859 births
802:22 February
692:22 February
599:first class
321:first class
151:Position(s)
51:introducing
867:Categories
624:References
383:Corinthian
370:, held at
360:first team
323:games for
309:Corinthian
297:footballer
211:Corinthian
108:1859-11-27
34:references
848: at
534:does not
497:dribbling
463:full back
439:hat trick
301:cricketer
269:1880–1884
246:1888–1891
146:, England
123:, England
94:Full name
193:1877–???
857:archive
593:, as a
555:removed
540:sources
501:passing
433:in the
431:Ireland
348:Wilford
274:England
155:Forward
121:Wilford
47:improve
855: (
826:
779:
716:
669:
644:
603:Surrey
597:. His
395:FA Cup
332:FA Cup
36:, but
427:Wales
166:Years
824:ISBN
804:2018
777:ISBN
714:ISBN
694:2018
667:ISBN
642:ISBN
589:for
538:any
536:cite
453:The
443:caps
389:and
315:and
299:and
176:Apps
170:Team
549:by
281:(5)
258:(2)
184:Gls
869::
739:.
728:^
492:.
385:,
327:.
311:,
859:)
832:.
806:.
785:.
743:.
722:.
696:.
675:.
650:.
576:)
570:(
565:)
561:(
557:.
543:.
278:8
255:9
186:)
182:(
110:)
106:(
72:)
66:(
61:)
57:(
43:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.