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Arthur
Cursham |
Notts County FC
6 appearances, 2 goals
P 6 W 2 D 0 L 4 F 12:
A 17
33% successful
1876-83
captain: twice (one goal)
minutes played: 510 |
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Timeline |
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Arthur William Cursham |
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"In the late years Mr. Cursham had
been known in the field as 'R. H. Venables'." -
Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, Monday, 19
January 1885. |
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Birth |
Monday,
14 March 1853 in St. Peters, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
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registered in Nottingham
January-March 1853 |
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Baptism |
10 April 1853 at Holy Trinity Church, Nottingham. Living at Wheeler
Gate. |
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According to the 1861 census,
Arthur is the fourth of ten children to William George and Harriette (née
Nicholson), living
in Wilford, with four servants. His father is a solicitor. |
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According to the 1871 census,
Arthur W. is the eldest of eight lodgers, seven of them Cursham's, living
at Wilford Green in Wilford. |
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According to the 1881 census,
Arthur W., now a colliery manager is visiting his older brother Francis,
who is now widowed, at Main Street in Cropwell-Butler in Basford. |
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Marriage |
to Emmeline Maria Whyte,
in 1882, in London |
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registered in Strand
July-September 1882 |
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Children |
Arthur and Emmeline Cursham had one son together. Arthur St. Wilfrid
(b.9
May 1883 in Ambergate) |
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Death |
Christmas Eve,
Wednesday, 24 December 1884
at Wilford Grove, Peru, Florida.
Evidence suggests that his
brother, William, also died here at this time. |
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aged 31 years 285 days |
no registration found |
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CURSHAM.―At
Wilford-grove. Peru, Florida, on Christmas Eve (of malaria),
Arthur William Cursham died at Florida on Christmas Eve, but the
melancholy intelligence did not reach Nottingham, late of Wilford,
Notts, and Harthsay, Derbyshire."
- The Derby Mercury, Wednesday, 21 January 1885. |
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Obituary |
"DEATH
OF MR. A. W. CURSHAM.―
"Footballers
all over the country will learn with regret of the death of a famous
exponent of the Association game Arthur William Cursham died at Florida on
Christmas Eve, but the melancholy intelligence did not reach Nottingham,
his native town, until Saturday morning. The cause of death was malarial
fever, from which Mr. Cursham had lost one of his children only a short
time before It is about ten months since the once-celebrated International
forward left Nottingham for Florida, where he had embarked in an
orange-growing speculation. His brother, members of the Notts Club, the
Nottingham Forest, the Sheffield Club, and others raised a testimonial of
£300 as a mark of the appreciation of his work in connection with
football. Arthur Cursham first played for his country against Scotland in
1876, and he was subsequently the captain in International games between
that year and 1883. He was also a good cricketer and played for his
country, being one of the Notts eleven who defeated the first team of
Australians. He was the captain of the Notts Football eleven during last
season, and his last match was against Queen's Park in April 1884. His age
was 3[1]."
-
The Athletic News, Tuesday, 20 January 1885/The
Derby Mercury/Preston Herald/Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Wednesday,
21 January 1885 |
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According to the 1891 census,
Arthur's wife Emmeline has returned to 197 Alfred Street in St Mary's, Nottingham. Stated as a widow, she lives with her parents, William Hall and Annie
Whyte, and her and Arthur's son, also called Arthur. |
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Harry
Cursham died 6 August 1941 |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played for the Notts
County FC club from 1875, becoming club captain, up until 1884. In his last season with County, he was known as R.H. Venables.
He also played occasionally for Grantham Town FC between 1876-79,
and helped Nottingham Forest
FC in their 1879-80 campaign. Throughout, he assisted other clubs, such as Oakham School
FC, Nottingham Law FC, Nottingham Thursday Wanderers FC and Sheffield FC. In all, he
played over 300 matches. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
Nottinghamshire
FA (1875 against London), London FA and Sheffield FA.
His benefit match was on 3 April 1884 against Queen's Park FC, who
defeated them 3-0, but had earned Arthur with £284 to emigrate with. |
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Distinctions |
Also played
first-class cricket with Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. |
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Height/Weight |
not known. |
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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
nine who became the
34th player
(42)
to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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First match |
No. 5, 4 March
1876,
Scotland 3 England 0, a friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Partick, Glasgow, aged 22 years 356 days. |
Last match
7 years 6 days
(new record) |
No. 19, 10 March
1883,
England 2 Scotland 3, a friendly match at
Yorkshire County Cricket Ground,
Bramall Lane, Highfield, Sheffield, aged 29 years 361 days. |
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Individual honours |
England's
joint-Top Goalscorer (one 1878) - followed his brother Harry,
would claim the record in 1884 to become the first brothers to each top
the list.
The North
(postponed, January 1879); The Probables (February 1879) |
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Distinctions |
Older brother
of Harry Cursham.
Brother-in-law of
Harold Morse.
The youngest captain to score until Francis
Sparks in 1880.
His untimely death meant he was the fifth England
player to die, and first member of the 1876-79 and 1883 teams to die. |
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Beyond England |
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A mining engineer. A Colliery
Proprietor/Manager in Ambergate, Derbyshire, according to the 1881 census.
Emigrated to America in March 1884, and died shortly after. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.83/FindMyPast.com |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
withdrew |
minutes |
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Goals
ave.min |
captain |
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6 |
one |
510 |
2 |
255 min |
two |
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The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
17 |
-5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2.83 |
33.3 |
-2 |
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All of his match were friendly matches |
Match Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.75 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Away |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
-8 |
1 |
0 |
1.00 |
5.00 |
00.0 |
-2 |
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
7.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
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2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
-4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
50 |
=0 |
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