Horace Cumner

Reginald Horace Cumner (31 March 1918 – 18 January 1999) was a Wales international footballer. A forward, he played for Arsenal, Margate, Hull City, Notts County, Watford, Scunthorpe United, Bradford City, Poole Town, and Bridport. He won three international caps in the 1939 British Home Championship, scoring one goal.

Horace Cumner
Personal information
Full name Reginald Horace Cumner[1]
Date of birth (1918-03-31)31 March 1918[1]
Place of birth Cwmaman, Aberdare, Wales[1]
Date of death 18 January 1999(1999-01-18) (aged 80)
Place of death Poole, Dorset, England
Position(s) Outside-left
Youth career
Aberaman Athletic
1935–1936 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1946 Arsenal 14 (3)
1936–1938Margate (loan)
1938Hull City (loan) 12 (4)
1946–1948 Notts County 66 (11)
1948–1950 Watford 62 (7)
1950–1953 Scunthorpe United 102 (21)
1953–1954 Bradford City 0 (0)
1954–1955 Poole Town
1955–1957 Bridport
Swanage Town
Total 256+ (46+)
International career
1939 Wales 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Cumner moved from Aberaman Athletic to Arsenal. He was loaned out to Margate and Hull City.[2] He played for Arsenal in the 1938 FA Charity Shield at Highbury, which ended in a 2–1 victory over Preston North End.[3] During World War II he guested for Cardiff City, Fulham, Greenock Morton, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Swansea Town, Aberaman Athletic, Port Vale, Clapton Orient and Plymouth Argyle.[1][4][5] He suffered severe burns during the war whilst on service for the Royal Marines.[6]

In August 1946, he signed for Notts County in part-exchange for Ian McPherson. He helped the Magpies to 12th and sixth place in the Third Division South in 1946–47 and 1947–48. He left Meadow Lane and switched to league rivals Watford. He helped Eddie Hapgood's "Hornets" to finish 17th in 1948–49 and sixth in 1949–50.

After departing Vicarage Road, he joined Leslie Jones's Scunthorpe United. He helped the "Iron" to mid-table finishes in the Third Division North in 1950–51, 1951–52, and 1952–53. He never played another game in the Football League after leaving the Old Showground, as he was signed to Ivor Powell's Bradford City, but never got onto the pitch at Valley Parade.[2] He later moved into non-League football with Poole Town (Western League), Bridport (Dorset Combination), and Swanage Town.[4]

International career

Cumner earned three full caps for Wales,[2] and scored in the 1938–39 British Home Championship 3–1 defeat of Ireland.

Career statistics

Source:[7]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 1935–36 First Division 000000
1936–37 First Division 000000
1937–38 First Division 000000
1938–39 First Division 12200122
1945–46 001111
Total 12211133
Hull City (loan) 1937–38 Third Division North 12400124
Notts County 1946–47 Third Division South 35531386
1947–48 Third Division South 31651367
Total 6611827413
Watford 1948–49 Third Division South 35500355
1949–50 Third Division South 23240272
1950–51 Third Division South 400040
Total 62740667
Scunthorpe United 1950–51 Third Division North 3510003510
1951–52 Third Division North 4411404811
1952–53 Third Division North 23000230
Total 102214010621
Bradford City 1953–54 Third Division North 000000
Career total 2544517327148

Honours

Arsenal

Wales

References

  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 73. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 66. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. "1938/39 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. "Reg Cumner". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  5. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Matthews, Tony (2007). Who's who of Arsenal. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 9781845962326. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. Horace Cumner at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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