George Cuckson | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1878[1] Gainsborough, England[2] |
| Died |
(aged 37)[3] Pas-de-Calais, France[2] |
George Herbert Cuckson (also referred to as Cookson; 1878 – 13 October 1915) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Gainsborough Trinity .[4]
Personal life[]
Cuckson was married and worked as a bricklayer.[2] He enlisted as a private in the Lincolnshire Regiment in Gainsborough after the outbreak of the First World War.[2] Sent to France, he was killed on 13 October 1915 attacking the Hohenzollern Redoubt during the Battle of Loos.[3][2][5] Cuckson is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.[3]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1898–99[4] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References[]
- ↑ George Herbert Cuckson on Lives of the First World War
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "CUCKSON, George Herbert". https://www.lincstothepast.com/CUCKSON--George-Herbert/1544901.record?pt=S.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Casualty Details: Cuckson, George Herbert". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/730744/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 GH Cookson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ↑ "George Herbert Cuckson | Service Record". https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/george-herbert-cuckson-service-record/.
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