Full Name:
Arthur William Cursham
Born:
14th March 1853, Wilford, Nottinghamshire
Died:
24th December 1884, Florida, USA aged 31
England Career:
1876 - 1883
Positions:
Forward, Outside Right and Inside Right
Clubs (and caps):
Notts County (6)
FA Legacy Number:
42
Career Summary:
Arthur Cursham (14th March 1853 - 24th December 1884) was an international footballer who represented England 6 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 4th March 1876 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 10th March 1883 aged 29. Cursham, born on 14th March 1853, in Wilford, Nottinghamshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 39 and played as a Forward, Outside Right and Inside Right for his country.
Notes:
Cursham played 21 first class matches for Nottinghamshire debuting in 1876 and then for Derbyshire where he played his last match in 1880. Football-wise he turned out for Notts County between 1876 and 1883. By trade he was a colliery proprietor. He emigrated to Florida in 1884 but didn't see out the year, dying of yellow fever. Brother of Henry Alfred Cursham.

England Career Statistics

Debut:
v Scotland (FR) on 4th March 1876 aged 22 years, 11 month, 21 day
Last Cap:
v Scotland (FR) on 10th March 1883 aged 29 years, 11 month, 27 days
First Goal:
v Scotland (FR) on 2nd March 1878 aged 24 years, 11 month, 19 days
First Captaincy:
v Scotland (FR) on 2nd March 1878 aged 24 years, 11 month, 19 days
Career Length:
7 years, 5 days
Starts:
6
Substitute:
On 0
Withdrawn:
Off 0
Full Games:
6

England Match Statistics

  • FriendlyFR 6 2 2 0 0
  • Competitive 0 0 0 0 0
  • Home, Away or Neutral
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Away 2 1 1 0 0
  • Home 4 1 1 0 0
  • Match Results
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Lost 4 1 1 0 0
  • Won 2 1 1 0 0
  • Playing Positions
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Forward 4 1 2 0 0
  • Outside Right 1 1 0 0 0
  • Inside Right 1 0 0 0 0
  • Managers
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Committee 6 2 2 0 0
  • Totals
  • 6
  • 2
  • 2
  • 0
  • 0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Sources

  • An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
  • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
  • ESPN cricinfo.com
  • 27 sources from 6 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List