Francis Cuggy

Infobox Football biography
playername = Francis Cuggy


fullname = Frank Cuggy
dateofbirth = birth date|1889|6|16|df=y
cityofbirth = Walker, Northumberland
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1965|3|27|1889|6|16|df=y
height =
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Right half
youthyears =
youthclubs = Willington Athletic
years = 1909–1921
1921–1923
clubs = Sunderland
Wallsend
caps(goals) = 166 0(4)

manageryears = 1921–1923
managerclubs = Wallsend
nationalyears = 1913–1914
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 0(0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =

Francis Cuggy (16 June 1889 – 27 March 1965) was an English footballer who played at right half. He won the Football League championship with Sunderland in 1912–13 and made two appearances for England.

Career

underland

Cuggy was born in Walker, Northumberland and played youth football with Willington Athletic, where he was spotted by scouts from Sunderland. He joined the Roker Park club in March 1909 making his debut in a 3–2 defeat at Aston Villa on 12 February 1913. Sunderland narrowly missed out on the Double, losing the FA Cup final 1–0 to Aston Villa, who themselves were runners-up in the League. Both his appearances for England came against Ireland. The first was on 15 February 1913 at Windsor Park, Belfast and Cuggie was teamed up with his Sunderland colleagues Charlie Buchan and Jackie Mordue. Although Buchan scored early in the game, England went down 2–1. [ [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=114 Ireland 2 - England 1, 15 February 1913 (Match summary)] ] The second international appearance was also against Ireland a year later on 14 February 1914, when he was joined by his Sunderland colleague Henry Martin who was making his solitary England appearance. The match was played at Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough and England were defeated 3–0. [ [http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=117 England 0 - Ireland 3, 14 February 1914 (Match summary)] ] This was the first time that England had been beaten by Ireland on home soil. [ [http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2003/6/11/88873.html Today's England squad go fourth into history] ] Thus Cuggy's England career ended with two defeats from two appearances.

The outbreak of the First World War then interrupted his football career. After the war he returned to the side for the 1919–20 season, but he left the club in May 1921 to become player-manager of Wallsend. In his twelve years at Roker Park, he made a total of 190 appearances in all competitions, with four goals.

Later career

He spent two years with Wallsend before, in November 1923, he accepted a five-year contract to coach in Spain.

When his involvement in football came to an end he worked in the shipyards on Wearside.cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|pages=p.81| isbn=1-905009-63-1]

In 2002, the shirt that he wore in the 1913 FA Cup Final was auctioned at Christie's in London. The shirt sold for £5,875, far exceeding the estimate of £1,000–1,500. [ [http://www.christies.com/presscenter/pressread.asp?pressId=455&PDF=FALSE Auction details] ]

Honours

;Sunderland
*The Football League champions: 1912–13
*FA Cup finalist: 1913

References

External links

*Englandstats|id=281|name=Francis Cuggy
* [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=284 England profile]
* [http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG263.asp Full details of Sunderland career]
* [http://www.safc.com/history/?page_id=6574 Profile on Sunderland AFC website]
* [http://www.a-love-supreme.com/100%20greatest/50-41.htm Sunderland profile]