Joe Cummins
Joseph Henry Cummins (8 April 1910 – 1992) was an English professional footballer who made one Football League appearance for Southampton in 1934.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Henry Cummins | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Plympton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1992 (aged 81–82) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Jersey Wanderers | |||
| 1933–1934 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
| 1934–1935 | US Tourcoing | ||
| 1935–19?? | Newport (IOW) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Football career
Cummins was born in Plympton, Devon but started his football career on the Channel Islands with Jersey Wanderers.[1] In November 1933, he was signed by Southampton,[2] of the Football League Second Division as a full back.[3]
He spent most of his time at the Saints playing for the reserves, but on 9 April 1934 (the day after his 24th birthday) he was called into the first team to play at inside right in place of Tom Brewis away to Millwall.,[4] Cummins was injured early in the game and had to play as a "passenger" for the remainder of the match,[2] which ended in a 1–0 defeat.[4]
In the summer of 1934, he moved to Roubaix in northern France to play for US Tourcoing, although he soon returned to England.[2]
Later career
He later settled in Hampshire to work for the Ordnance Survey, although he played non-league football on the Isle of Wight for Newport.[2]
References
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 66. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 87–88. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 272. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- Saints – A complete record. p. 91.