| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas John Cusack | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-12-24) 24 December 1965 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Maltby, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Alvechurch | ||
| 1987–1988 | Leicester City | 16 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | Peterborough United | 44 | (10) |
| 1989–1992 | Motherwell | 77 | (17) |
| 1992 | Darlington | 21 | (6) |
| 1992–1994 | Oxford United | 61 | (10) |
| 1994 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Fulham | 112 | (14) |
| 1997–2002 | Swansea City | 200 | (13) |
| Total | 535 | (71) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | Swansea City (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicholas John Cusack (born 24 December 1965 in Maltby, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former footballer and, briefly, player-manager. He was for a time chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), and is now an Assistant Chief Executive.
Football career
In October 1997 Cusack joined Swansea City from Fulham for a fee of £50,000.
After a period as caretaker manager, he was appointed player-coach in April 2002, but after just 17 games in charge he was replaced by Brian Flynn; he turned down an offer to remain on the coaching staff, and left in September 2002 with the club at the bottom of the Football League.
Cusack was Swansea's PFA representative, and was elected chairman of the Association, succeeding Barry Horne, in November 2001. He was active in the PFA's opposition to a reduction of professional clubs in the league pyramid.
In 2016, Cusack was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress.
Managerial stats
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Swansea City | 12 April 2002 | 20 September 2002 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11.8 |
Honours
Individual
References
- "Nick Cusack". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- "Nick Cusack". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- "Swansea turn to Cusack". BBC Sport. 12 April 2002. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- "Cusack leaves Swansea". BBC Sport. 20 September 2002. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- "Cusack in the PFA chair". BBC Sport. 27 November 2001. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- "PFA 'will fight' club reduction". BBC Sport. 5 December 2002. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- Trades Union Congress, "TUC General Council members Archived 19 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine"
- "Keane claims award double". BBC Sport. 30 April 2000. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
| 1999–2000 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year | |
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| Swansea City A.F.C. – managers | |
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Maltby, South Yorkshire
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
- Footballers from South Yorkshire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- English football managers
- Swansea City A.F.C. managers
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Alvechurch F.C. players
- Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress