Joe Cummins

Joseph Henry Cummins (8 April 1910 – 1992) was an English professional footballer who made one Football League appearance for Southampton in 1934.

Joe Cummins
Personal information
Full name Joseph Henry Cummins
Date of birth (1910-04-08)8 April 1910
Place of birth Plympton, England
Date of death 1992 (aged 81–82)
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Jersey Wanderers
1933–1934 Southampton 1 (0)
1934–1935 US Tourcoing
1935–19?? Newport (IOW)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Cummins was born in Plympton, Devon but started his football career on the Channel Islands with Jersey Wanderers.[1] In November 1933, he was signed by Southampton,[2] of the Football League Second Division as a full back.[3]

He spent most of his time at the Saints playing for the reserves, but on 9 April 1934 (the day after his 24th birthday) he was called into the first team to play at inside right in place of Tom Brewis away to Millwall.,[4] Cummins was injured early in the game and had to play as a "passenger" for the remainder of the match,[2] which ended in a 1–0 defeat.[4]

In the summer of 1934, he moved to Roubaix in northern France to play for US Tourcoing, although he soon returned to England.[2]

Later career

He later settled in Hampshire to work for the Ordnance Survey, although he played non-league football on the Isle of Wight for Newport.[2]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 66. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 87–88. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  3. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 272. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
  4. Saints – A complete record. p. 91.
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