Peter Cunningham (footballer)

Peter Cunningham (13 July 1906 – 3 September 1934) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward for Clyde, Partick Thistle, Cork City, Barnsley, Port Vale, and Crewe Alexandra.

Peter Cunningham
Personal information
Full name	Peter Cunningham^[1]
Date of birth	(1906-07-13)13 July 1906^[1]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland^[1]
Date of death	3 September 1934(1934-09-03) (aged 28)^[1]
Place of death	Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland^[2]
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Clyde
1930–1931	Partick Thistle
1931–1932	Cork City
1932–1933	Barnsley	14	(17)
1933	Port Vale	2	(0)
1933–1934	Crewe Alexandra	15	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Cunningham played for Clyde, before he joined Donald Turner's Partick Thistle on 7 August 1930.^[2] He scored five goals in eight games for the Jags.^[2] He moved on to Cork City and Barnsley, before joining Port Vale in May 1933.^[1] He played just two Second Division games before leaving The Old Recreation Ground and dropping down to the Third Division North to play for Crewe Alexandra in November 1933.^[1] He died less than a year later on 3 September 1934, at the age of 28.^[1]

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnsley	1932–33	Third Division North	14	17	0	0	0	0	14	17
Port Vale	1933–34	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Crewe Alexandra	1933–34	Third Division North	15	13	1	0	1	2	17	15

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 74. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Peter Cunningham - The Thistle Archive". thethistlearchive.wikidot.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ Peter Cunningham at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)