Peter Cunningham
Personal information
Full name Peter Cunningham[1]
Date of birth (1906-07-13)13 July 1906[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Date of death 3 September 1934(1934-09-03) (aged 28)[1]
Place of death Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland[2]
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2]
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.[2] He scored five goals in eight games for the Jags.[2] He moved on to Cork City and Barnsley, before joining Port Vale in May 1933.[1] 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.[1] He died less than a year later on 3 September 1934, at the age of 28.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 1932–33 Third Division North 141700001417
Port Vale 1933–34 Second Division 20000020
Crewe Alexandra 1933–34 Third Division North 151310121715

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 74. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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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