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English footballer

George Cuckson
Personal information
Full name George Herbert Cuckson
Date of birth 1878 (1878)
Place of birth Gainsborough, England
Date of death (aged 37)
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France
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.

Personal life

Cuckson was married and worked as a bricklayer. He enlisted as a private in the Lincolnshire Regiment in Gainsborough after the outbreak of the First World War. 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. Cuckson is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gainsborough Trinity 1898–99 Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References

  1. ^ "Casualty Details: Cuckson, George Herbert". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. George Herbert Cuckson on Lives of the First World War
  3. ^ "CUCKSON, George Herbert". Lincs to the Past. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ^ GH Cookson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. "George Herbert Cuckson | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 July 2020.


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