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George Herbert Cuckson (also referred to as Cookson; 1878 – 13 October 1915) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Gainsborough Trinity.[4]

George Cuckson

Personal information
Full name	George Herbert Cuckson[1]
Date of birth	1878 (1878)[2]
Place of birth	Gainsborough, England[3]
Date of death	13 October 1915 (aged 37)[1]
Place of death	Pas-de-Calais, France[3]
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1898–1899	Gainsborough Trinity	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Cuckson was married and worked as a bricklayer.[3] He enlisted as a private in the Lincolnshire Regiment in Gainsborough after the outbreak of the First World War.[3] Sent to France with the 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, part of the 46th (North Midland) Division, he was killed on 13 October 1915 attacking the Hohenzollern Redoubt during the Battle of Loos.[3][1][5] Cuckson is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gainsborough Trinity	1898–99[4]	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			2	0	0	0	2	0

References

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