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| fullname = Gordon Robert Riddell Cumming
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| birth_date = 23 January 1948
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'''Gordon Cumming''' was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] footballer who played for [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] between 1969 and 1977.
'''Gordon Cumming''' is a Scottish former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] for English clubs [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Reading F.C.|Reading]].<ref name=Stats>{{hugman|4478}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Cumming was born on 23 January 1948 in [[Johnstone]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/4478|title=Gordon Cumming|website=Hugmans Footballers.com}}</ref> His primary position was as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]]. He scored 61 goals in 331 games.<ref>http://archive.is/O99c</ref> He took penalties<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1970.html|title=Season 1970-71|website=Royals Record.co.uk}}</ref> until the arrival of [[Robin Friday]] and Alan Taylor in the side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1974.html|title=Season 1974-75|website=Royals Record.co.uk}}</ref> He was Reading's player of the year in 1971–72.<ref name=Reading /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.readingfcformerplayers.co.uk/players/52/Gordon_Cumming|title=Gordon Cumming|website=Reading FC Former Players.co.uk}}</ref> He played in the team that won Reading's first promotion for 50 years in 1976 going on to the Third Division.<ref name=Third>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1975.html|title=Season 1975-76|website=Royals Record.co.uk}}</ref>
Cumming was born on 23 January 1948 in [[Johnstone]], Scotland.<ref name=Stats/> His primary position was as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]]. He started his playing career at Scottish team Glasgow United. Cumming then moved to [[London]], joining [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] where he won the [[FA Youth Cup]] in 1966.<ref name=FAYC>{{cite web|url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2012/december/guide-to-the-game/|title=Guide to the Game!|publisher=Reading F.C.}}</ref> He then spent the next three years at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]] before moving to [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] in 1969. There, he was the primary taker of penalties until the arrivals of [[Robin Friday]] and [[Alan Taylor (footballer, born 1954)|Alan Taylor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1970.html|title=Season 1970-71|website=Royals Record.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1974.html|title=Season 1974-75|website=Royals Record.co.uk}}</ref> He was Reading's player of the year in 1971–72.<ref name=Reading /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.readingfcformerplayers.co.uk/players/52/Gordon_Cumming|title=Gordon Cumming|website=Reading FC Former Players.co.uk}}</ref> In 1975–76, Cumming played in the Reading team that won promotion to the Third Division.<ref name=Third>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1975.html|title=Season 1975-76|website=Royals Record.co.uk}}</ref> In all, he scored 61 goals in 331 games for the Royals.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.btinternet.com/~rfc1871/watn/c.htm| title=Where Are They Now?| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630225115/http://www.btinternet.com/~rfc1871/watn/c.htm| archive-date=30 June 2012| url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Personal Life==
==Personal life==
Cumming retired from football in 1978 going on to open up a restaurant. Cumming is married to wife Christina and has two daughters, Susan and Amanda.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/footballer/Cumming+Gordon/5304|title=Cumming, Gordon|website=Where Are They Now.co.uk}}</ref>
Cumming retired from football in 1978 and went on to open a restaurant. Cumming is married to wife Christina and has two daughters, Susan and Amanda.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/footballer/Cumming+Gordon/5304|title=Cumming, Gordon|website=Where Are They Now.co.uk}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==


===Club===
===Club===
'''Arsenal'''
;Reading
*[[FA Youth Cup]]: [[FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1960s|1966]]
*[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] Playoffs: 1976.<ref name=Third />


===Individual===
===Individual===
*[[Reading FC]] Player of the Year.<ref name=Reading>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ReadingFC/status/426311188033449984|title=Happy 66th Birthday to Gordon Cumming|website=Reading FC}}</ref>
*[[Reading FC]] Player of the Year.<ref name=Reading>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ReadingFC/status/426311188033449984|title=Happy 66th Birthday to Gordon Cumming|publisher=Reading F.C.}}</ref>


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{{Reading F.C. Hall of Fame}}


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Latest revision as of 01:53, 17 July 2023

Not to be confused with Gordon-Cumming baronets.

Gordon Cumming
Personal information
Full name Gordon Robert Riddell Cumming
Date of birth (1948-01-23) 23 January 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Johnstone, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Glasgow United
1963–1969 Arsenal 0 (0)
1969–1977 Reading 331 (61)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon Cumming is a Scottish former footballer who played as a winger for English clubs Arsenal and Reading.[1]

Career

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Cumming was born on 23 January 1948 in Johnstone, Scotland.[1] His primary position was as a winger. He started his playing career at Scottish team Glasgow United. Cumming then moved to London, joining Arsenal where he won the FA Youth Cup in 1966.[2] He then spent the next three years at Highbury before moving to Reading in 1969. There, he was the primary taker of penalties until the arrivals of Robin Friday and Alan Taylor.[3][4] He was Reading's player of the year in 1971–72.[5][6] In 1975–76, Cumming played in the Reading team that won promotion to the Third Division.[7] In all, he scored 61 goals in 331 games for the Royals.[8]

Personal life

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Cumming retired from football in 1978 and went on to open a restaurant. Cumming is married to wife Christina and has two daughters, Susan and Amanda.[9]

Honours

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Club

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Arsenal

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gordon Cumming". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ^ "Guide to the Game!". Reading F.C.
  3. ^ "Season 1970-71". Royals Record.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Season 1974-75". Royals Record.co.uk.
  5. ^ a b "Happy 66th Birthday to Gordon Cumming". Reading F.C.
  6. ^ "Gordon Cumming". Reading FC Former Players.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Season 1975-76". Royals Record.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Where Are They Now?". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Cumming, Gordon". Where Are They Now.co.uk.


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