Harry Cursham 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.
Harry Cursham - 8 caps (5 goals)
- 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 whilst with England: Inside Right, Outside Left, Outside Right and Inside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Notts County (8)
- FA Legacy Number: 78
- Brother of Arthur William Cursham.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Wales (FR) on 15th March 1880 aged 20 years, 3 months, 18 days - Last Cap: v
Ireland (HC) on 23rd February 1884 aged 24 years, 2 months, 26 days - First Goal: v Ireland (FR) on 18th February 1882 aged 22 years, 2 months, 21 day
- Career Length: 3 years, 344 days
- Starts: 8
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 8
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 7
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 1
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 1
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 5
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 5
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- 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
- Total
- 8
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 8
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Harry Swepstone
- 5 Matches
- Norman Bailey
- 5 Matches
- Charlie Bambridge
- 5 Matches
- Stuart Macrae
- 4 Matches
- Alf Jones
- 3 Matches
- Jack Hunter
- 3 Matches
- Howard Vaughton
- 3 Matches
- Clem Mitchell
- 3 Matches
- Billy Mosforth
- 3 Matches
- Arthur Brown
- 3 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)
- 21 sources from 8 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- IRE, 8 - 1, 23rd Feb 1884 (HC)
Notts County, Cap: 8.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 26 days. 
SCO, 2 - 3, 10th Mar 1883 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 7.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 13 days.- IRE, 7 - 0, 24th Feb 1883 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 6.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 27 days. - WAL, 5 - 0, 3rd Feb 1883 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 6 days. - WAL, 3 - 5, 13th Mar 1882 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 4.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 16 days. - SCO, 1 - 5, 11th Mar 1882 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 3.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 14 days. - IRE, 13 - 0, 18th Feb 1882 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 2 months, 21 day. - WAL, 3 - 2, 15th Mar 1880 (FR) Notts County, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 3 months, 18 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.