Full Name:
Henry Alfred Cursham
Born:
27th November 1859, Wilford, Nottinghamshire
Died: 6th August 1941, Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham aged 81 England Career:
1880 - 1884
Positions:
Inside Right,
Outside Left,
Outside Right and
Inside Left
Clubs (and caps):
Notts County (8) FA Legacy Number:
78
Career Summary:
Harry Cursham (27th November 1859 - 6th August 1941) was an international footballer who represented England 8 times scoring 5 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 15th March 1880 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 23rd February 1884 aged 24. Cursham, born on 27th November 1859, in Wilford, Nottinghamshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 78 and played as a Inside Right,
Outside Left,
Outside Right and
Inside Left for his country.
Notes:
Brother of Arthur William Cursham.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v 15th March 1880 aged 20 years, 3 months, 18 days Last Cap: v 23rd February 1884 aged 24 years, 2 months, 26 days First Goal: v 18th February 1882 aged 22 years, 2 months, 21 day Career Length: 3 years, 344 days Starts: 8
Substitute: Withdrawn: Full Games: 8
England Match Statistics
Friendly FR 7
2
0
0
0
British Home Championship HC 1
3
0
0
0
Competitive
1
3
0
0
0
Away
5
5
0
0
0
Home
3
0
0
0
0
Won
5
4
0
0
0
Lost
3
1
0
0
0
Outside Left
3
4
0
0
0
Inside Right
2
1
0
0
0
Outside Right
2
0
0
0
0
Inside Left
1
0
0
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) 21 sources from 8 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
Notts County, Cap: 8. Notts County, Cap: 7. Notts County, Cap: 6. Notts County, Cap: 5. Notts County, Cap: 4. Notts County, Cap: 3. Notts County, Cap: 2. Notts County, Cap: 1. * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
Wales (FR) on 15th March 1880 aged 20 years, 3 months, 18 days
Ireland (HC) on 23rd February 1884 aged 24 years, 2 months, 26 days
0
0
SCO, 2 - 3, 10th Mar 1883 (FR)