Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Herbert Cuckson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1878[2] | ||
Place of birth | Gainsborough, England [3] | ||
Date of death | (aged 37) [1] | ||
Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France [3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1898–1899 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
Cuckson was married and worked as a bricklayer. [3] He enlisted as a private in the Lincolnshire Regiment in Gainsborough after the outbreak of the First World War. [3] Sent to France with the 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, part of the 46th (North Midland) Division, he was killed on 13 October 1915 attacking the Hohenzollern Redoubt during the Battle of Loos. [3] [1] [5] Cuckson is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. [1]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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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 |
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Herbert Cuckson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1878[2] | ||
Place of birth | Gainsborough, England [3] | ||
Date of death | (aged 37) [1] | ||
Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France [3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1898–1899 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
Cuckson was married and worked as a bricklayer. [3] He enlisted as a private in the Lincolnshire Regiment in Gainsborough after the outbreak of the First World War. [3] Sent to France with the 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, part of the 46th (North Midland) Division, he was killed on 13 October 1915 attacking the Hohenzollern Redoubt during the Battle of Loos. [3] [1] [5] Cuckson is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. [1]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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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 |