Arthur Cursham 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.
Arthur Cursham - 6 caps (2 goals)
- Full Name: Arthur William Cursham
- Born: 14th March 1853, Wilford, Nottinghamshire
- Died: 24th December 1884, Florida, USA aged 31
- England Career: 1876 - 1883
- Positions whilst with England: Forward, Outside Right and Inside Right
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Notts County (6)
- FA Legacy Number: 42
- 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:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 6
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 6
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Forward
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Outside Right
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Inside Right
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 6
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 6
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Norman Bailey
- 4 Matches
- Beaumont Jarrett
- 3 Matches
- Billy Mosforth
- 3 Matches
- Henry Wace
- 2 Matches
- Stuart Macrae
- 2 Matches
- Harry Cursham
- 2 Matches
- Hubert Heron
- 2 Matches
- Clem Mitchell
- 2 Matches
- Harry Goodhart
- 2 Matches
- Lindsay Bury
- 2 Matches
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
- SCO, 2 - 3, 10th Mar 1883 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 6.
Age: 29 years, 11 month, 27 days. 
WAL, 5 - 0, 3rd Feb 1883 (FR) 
Notts County, Cap: 5.
Age: 29 years, 10 months, 20 days.- WAL, 2 - 1, 18th Jan 1879 (FR)
Notts County, Cap: 4.
Age: 25 years, 10 months, 4 days. - SCO, 2 - 7, 2nd Mar 1878 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 19 days. - SCO, 1 - 3, 3rd Mar 1877 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 11 month, 20 days. - SCO, 0 - 3, 4th Mar 1876 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 11 month, 21 day. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.