George Cuckson

George Herbert Cuckson (also referred to as Cookson; 1878 – 13 October 1915) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Gainsborough Trinity.[4]

George Cuckson
Personal information
Full name George Herbert Cuckson[1]
Date of birth 1878 (1878)[2]
Place of birth Gainsborough, England[3]
Date of death (aged 37)[1]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France[3]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1899 Gainsborough Trinity 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Cuckson was married and worked as a bricklayer.[3] He enlisted as a private in the Lincolnshire Regiment in Gainsborough after the outbreak of the First World War.[3] Sent to France with the 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, part of the 46th (North Midland) Division, he was killed on 13 October 1915 attacking the Hohenzollern Redoubt during the Battle of Loos.[3][1][5] Cuckson is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.[1]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gainsborough Trinity 1898–99[4] Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References
  1. "Casualty Details: Cuckson, George Herbert". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. George Herbert Cuckson on Lives of the First World War
  3. "CUCKSON, George Herbert". Lincs to the Past. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. GH Cookson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. "George Herbert Cuckson | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 July 2020.


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