George Cummins (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Patrick Cummins | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 29 November 2009 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Southport, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1953 | Everton | 24 | (0) |
| 1953–1961 | Luton Town | 184 | (21) |
| 1961–1962 | Cambridge City | 21 | (3) |
| 1962–1965 | Hull City | 21 | (2) |
| Total | 229 | (23) | |
| International career | |||
| 1953–1961 | Republic of Ireland | 19 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Swedish national football team in May 1960 – players of the team from left to right, standing; Seamus Dunne, Noel Dwyer, Charlie Hurley. Michael McGrath, Pat Saward; crouched: Joe Haverty, George Cummins, Dermot Curtis, Ronnie Nolan, Ambrose "Amby" Fogarty and Fionan "Paddy" Fagan
.George Cummins (12 March 1931 – 29 November 2009)[1][2] was an Irish professional footballer.
Cummins was an inside forward who played for
1959 FA Cup Final
.
After leaving Luton, Cummins later played for Cambridge City and Hull City.
At international level, Cummins won 19 caps for the Republic of Ireland, scoring five goals. His international debut was on 28 October 1953 in a 4–0 win over Luxembourg at Dalymount Park in a World Cup qualifier.[3] In his second game for his country he scored the winner against the same opposition.[4]
References
- ^ "Cycling: Wiggins set to lead Team Sky". Irish Independent. 11 December 2009.
- ^ Doyle, Ian (9 December 2009). "Louis Saha puts Everton FC top of his list as World Cup 2010 looms". Daily Post. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Statistics: Republic of Ireland". Soccerscene.ie.
- ^ "Statistics: Republic of Ireland". Soccerscene.ie.
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