John Cunningham: Man United forward Profile & Stats
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John Cunningham

Position: forward

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 9 6 2 1 23 11 +12 66.67
A 8 2 1 5 6 13 -7 25.00
TOTALS 17 8 3 6 29 24 +5 47.06

Name: John Cunningham
Birthdate: 00-00-0000
Age: 0
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Height:
Weight:
Years at Club: 1898-1899
Signing Info: Transferred from: Aston Villa, 10/1898, £
Previous Clubs: Benburb FC, Burnley, Glasgow Hibernian, Glasgow Celtic, Patrick Thistle, Heart of Midlothian Glasgow Rangers, Glasgow Thistle, Preston North End, Sheffield United, Aston Villa
Debut: 05/11/1898 v Grimsby Town (Bank Street) 3-2 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to Wigan County, 03/1899, £
Passed Away: 11/1910

Biography

John Cunningham played for so many clubs it was only a matter of time before he ended up at Newton Heath. A Glaswegian forward who could play all across the front line, he began with Benburb FC and had a month trial at Burnley in November 1889. This was followed by a short stint at Glasgow Hibernians, from where he moved to Celtic in 1890.
Although Cunningham stayed nearly two years with the Celts, he only made the first team eight times, having had to wait till April 1891 to make his bow. In all he only scored once for Celtic - against Rangers in the Scottish Cup semi-final. Then he paid Partick Thistle a short visit in 1892, as well as Hearts, for whom he appeared in one league game on October 15th of the same year, on the day Newton Heath recorded their greatest ever win - 10-0 against Wolverhampton.
Ibrox was Cunningham's next destination but he did not make Rangers' first team and, by the end of 1892, he had shacked up with Glasgow Thistle. Finally, in August 1893, he found himself a permanent home: Preston North End. For four years he ran down Preston's left wing, tallying 51 league outings and helping them win the Lancashire Senior Cup in 1895.
Sheffield United eventually bought him for the 1897-98 season, and his seven goals in 24 matches went a long way to lead United to the First Division title. Thus, it was a great coup when Aston Villa signed John for £125 in August 1898. They did go on to win the championship themselves in 1898-99, but John was long gone. Their star forward Devey returned to fitness thus making the new signing redundant. Cunningham only donned Villa's colours in a friendly versus Walsall before he was sold at cut price in October... to Newton Heath.
John made his debut for the Heathens on November 5th, 1898 against Grimsby Town. For four months he appeared all across the attack, scoring three goals in 15 league matches, on each occasion his goals leading to big victories. Unfortunately, his Heathen career came to an abrupt end in March 1899 when the directors suspended both him and fellow striker Henry Boyd for turning up to training apparently under the influence of alcohol.
Cunningham was off to Wigan County in the Lancashire League where he spent the 1899-00 campaign. His highlight came on September 30th, 1899, as Wigan thrashed Swinton 8-0 in the FA Cup. John smashed three goals in quick succession. The club, however, folded in June 1900 leaving Cunningham with just enough time to serve one more club: Barrow. He actually appeared in their first ever fixture - against Blackpool in 1901.
Thanks to Charbel Boujaoude for his tireless researching effort & the correct information on John Cunningham. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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1. 1898-1899 2 15 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17
TOTALS 2 15 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Blackpool 1 1
2. Glossop 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Grimsby Town 2 0
2. Tottenham Hotspur 2 0
3. Barnsley 1 0
4. New Brighton Tower 1 0
5. Lincoln City 1 0
6. Arsenal 1 0
7. Blackpool 1 1
8. Leicester City 1 0
9. Gainsborough Trinity 1 0
10. Burton Swifts 1 0
11. Glossop 1 1
12. Walsall 1 0
13. Port Vale 1 0
14. Loughborough Town 1 0
15. Birmingham City 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Grimsby Town Committee 2
2. Brettell, Frank 2
3. Fairclough, Arthur 1
4. New Brighton Tower Committee 1
5. West, James 1
6. Elcoat, George 1
7. Blackpool Committee 1
8. Johnson, George 1
9. Gainsborough Trinity Committee 1
10. Burton Swifts Committee 1
11. Glossop Committee 1
12. Hughes, G 1
13. Greaves, Sam 1
14. Loughborough Town Committee 1
15. Jones, Alfred 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 17
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 9
2. Abbey Park 1
3. Asplins Farm 1
4. Cobridge Stadium 1
5. Fellows Park 1
6. Filbert Street 1
7. Manor Field 1
8. The Athletic Ground 1
9. Tower Athletic Ground 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 15
2. FA Cup 2
No Opponent Count
1. Grimsby Town 2
2. Tottenham Hotspur 2
3. Barnsley 1
4. New Brighton Tower 1
5. Lincoln City 1
6. Arsenal 1
7. Blackpool 1
8. Leicester City 1
9. Gainsborough Trinity 1
10. Burton Swifts 1
11. Glossop 1
12. Walsall 1
13. Port Vale 1
14. Loughborough Town 1
15. Birmingham City 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 17
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 05-11-1898 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 3-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??' (pen), William Brooks ??', Matthew Gillespie ??' Thomas Jenkinson ??', George Ratcliffe ??'
2. 12-11-1898 Div 2 Barnsley D 0-0 H 0
3. 19-11-1898 Div 2 New Brighton Tower W 3-0 A 0 James Collinson ??', ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
4. 26-11-1898 Div 2 Lincoln City W 1-0 H 0 Willie Bryant ??'
5. 03-12-1898 Div 2 Arsenal L 1-5 A 0 James Collinson ??' David Hannah 5', ??', William White ??', 44', ??'
6. 10-12-1898 Div 2 Blackpool W 3-1 H 1 John Cunningham ??', James Collinson ??', Joe Cassidy ??' (pen) Richard Birkett ??'
7. 17-12-1898 Div 2 Leicester City L 0-1 A 0 Bennie Fulwood 25'
8. 31-12-1898 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity W 6-1 H 0 James Collinson ??', ??', Willie Bryant ??', Walter Cartwright ??', Levi Draycott ??', Henry Boyd ??' Bernard Pumfrey ??'
9. 02-01-1899 Div 2 Burton Swifts D 2-2 H 0 Henry Boyd ??', Joe Cassidy ??' Henry Griffiths ??', 63'
10. 14-01-1899 Div 2 Glossop W 3-0 H 1 John Cunningham 20', Fred Erentz 21', Matthew Gillespie 46'
11. 21-01-1899 Div 2 Walsall L 0-2 A 0 Arthur Griffin ??', ??'
12. 28-01-1899 FAC Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 A 0 Joe Cassidy 44' Bill Joyce 90'
13. 01-02-1899 FAC Tottenham Hotspur L 3-5 H 0 Willie Bryant ??', ??', ??' Jack Jones ??', *James McNaught ??', Tom Smith ??', James Hartley ??', William Joyce ??'
14. 04-02-1899 Div 2 Port Vale L 0-1 A 0 Fred Belfield 60'
15. 18-02-1899 Div 2 Loughborough Town W 1-0 A 0 Willie Bryant ??'
16. 25-02-1899 Div 2 Birmingham City W 2-0 H 0 Henry Boyd ??', W.A.Roberts ??'
17. 04-03-1899 Div 2 Grimsby Town L 0-3 A 0 James Cockshutt 2', ??' (pen), ??'
 

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