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'''Gordon Cumming''' |
'''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> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Cumming was born on 23 January 1948 in [[Johnstone]], [[ |
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> |
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==Personal |
==Personal life== |
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Cumming retired from football in 1978 |
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> |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
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===Club=== |
===Club=== |
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'''Arsenal''' |
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;Reading |
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*[[FA Youth Cup]]: [[FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1960s|1966]] |
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*[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] Playoffs: 1976.<ref name=Third /> |
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===Individual=== |
===Individual=== |
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*[[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| |
*[[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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Full name | Gordon Robert Riddell Cumming | ||
Date of birth | 23 January 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Johnstone, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]Arsenal
Individual
[edit]- Reading FC Player of the Year.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gordon Cumming". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ "Guide to the Game!". Reading F.C.
- ^ "Season 1970-71". Royals Record.co.uk.
- ^ "Season 1974-75". Royals Record.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Happy 66th Birthday to Gordon Cumming". Reading F.C.
- ^ "Gordon Cumming". Reading FC Former Players.co.uk.
- ^ "Season 1975-76". Royals Record.co.uk.
- ^ "Where Are They Now?". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Cumming, Gordon". Where Are They Now.co.uk.