Nick Cusack Explained

Nick Cusack
Fullname:Nicholas John Cusack
Birth Date:1965 12, df=y
Birth Place:Maltby, England
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1986–1987
Years2:1987–1988
Years3:1988–1989
Years4:1989–1992
Years5:1992
Years6:1992–1994
Years7:1994
Years8:1994–1997
Years9:1997–2002
Clubs7:Wycombe Wanderers (loan)
Clubs9:Swansea City
Caps2:16
Caps3:44
Caps4:77
Caps5:21
Caps6:61
Caps7:4
Caps8:112
Caps9:200
Goals2:1
Goals3:10
Goals4:17
Goals5:6
Goals6:10
Goals7:0
Goals8:14
Goals9:13
Totalcaps:535
Totalgoals:71
Manageryears1:2002
Managerclubs1:Swansea City (player-manager)

Nicholas John Cusack (born 24 December 1965 in Maltby, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former footballer and, briefly, player-manager. He was for a time chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), and is now an Assistant Chief Executive.

Football career

In October 1997 Cusack joined Swansea City from Fulham for a fee of £50,000.

After a period as caretaker manager, he was appointed player-coach in April 2002,[1] but after just 17 games in charge he was replaced by Brian Flynn; he turned down an offer to remain on the coaching staff, and left in September 2002 with the club at the bottom of the Football League.[2]

Cusack was Swansea's PFA representative, and was elected chairman of the Association, succeeding Barry Horne, in November 2001.[3] He was active in the PFA's opposition to a reduction of professional clubs in the league pyramid.[4]

In 2016, Cusack was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress.[5]

Honours

Individual

1999–2000 Third Division[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Swansea turn to Cusack . . 2002-04-12 . 2008-08-05.
  2. News: Cusack leaves Swansea . . 2002-09-20 . 2008-08-05.
  3. News: Cusack in the PFA chair . . 2001-11-27 . 2008-08-05.
  4. News: PFA 'will fight' club reduction . . 2002-12-05 . 2008-08-05.
  5. [Trades Union Congress]
  6. News: Keane claims award double . BBC Sport . 30 April 2000 . 15 January 2022.