Henry Alfred Cursham was an English footballer and cricketer.
15 Facts About Harry Cursham
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Harry Cursham played football mostly for Notts County, with spells at Corinthian, Grantham Town and Thursday Wanderers.
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Harry Cursham holds the individual goalscoring record for the FA Cup, with 49 goals in 44 games.
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Harry Cursham played eight games for the England national football team, scoring five goals.
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Harry Cursham attended Repton School until age 18 and signed for Notts County in 1877.
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Harry Cursham became a regular in the Notts County team, frequently appearing alongside his brother, Arthur Cursham.
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Harry Cursham finished his international career with eight caps and five goals.
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Harry Cursham appeared in eight of the 22 league matches played by Notts County that season, five at full back and three at centre forward, scoring twice.
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Harry Cursham ended his career with an FA Cup record of 44 games and 49 goals over 12 seasons.
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Harry Cursham was an advocate for and exponent of dribbling the ball.
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Harry Cursham was critical of the emphasis on passing tactics that emerged in the Combination Game, which became popular in the 1870s and 1880s.
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Harry Cursham played county cricket for Nottinghamshire, as a lower order batsman.
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Business commitments prevented Harry Cursham from taking up a career in cricket, which would have required a much greater time commitment than football.
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Harry Cursham made only one more appearance for Nottinghamshire, 24 years later in 1904 at the age of 44, against a touring South Africa team.
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Harry Cursham's brother, Arthur Cursham was a first class cricketer.