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Scottish footballer

Peter Cunningham
Personal information
Full name Peter Cunningham
Date of birth (1906-07-13)13 July 1906
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 3 September 1934(1934-09-03) (aged 28)
Place of death Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Clyde
1930–1931 Partick Thistle
1931–1932 Cork City
1932–1933 Barnsley 14 (17)
1933 Port Vale 2 (0)
1933–1934 Crewe Alexandra 15 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Cunningham (13 July 1906 – 3 September 1934) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward for Clyde, Partick Thistle, Cork City, Barnsley, Port Vale, and Crewe Alexandra.

Career

Cunningham played for Clyde before he joined Donald Turner's Partick Thistle on 7 August 1930. He scored five goals in eight games for the Jags. He moved on to Cork City and Barnsley, before joining Port Vale in May 1933. He played just two Second Division games before leaving The Old Recreation Ground and dropping down to the Third Division North to play for Crewe Alexandra in November 1933. He died less than a year later on 3 September 1934, at the age of 28.

Career statistics

Source:

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnsley 1932–33 Third Division North 14 17 0 0 0 0 14 17
Port Vale 1933–34 Second Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Crewe Alexandra 1933–34 Third Division North 15 13 1 0 1 2 17 15

References

  1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 74. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "Peter Cunningham - The Thistle Archive". thethistlearchive.wikidot.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. Peter Cunningham at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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