Horace Cumner Explained

Horace Cumner
Fullname:Reginald Horace Cumner
Birth Date:31 March 1918
Birth Place:Cwmaman, Aberdare, Wales
Death Place:Poole, Dorset, England
Position:Outside-left
Youthclubs1:Aberaman Athletic
Youthyears2:1935–1936
Youthclubs2:Arsenal
Years1:1936–1946
Clubs1:Arsenal
Caps1:14
Goals1:3
Years2:1936–1938
Clubs2:Margate (loan)
Years3:1938
Clubs3:Hull City (loan)
Caps3:12
Goals3:4
Years4:1946–1948
Clubs4:Notts County
Caps4:66
Goals4:11
Years5:1948–1950
Clubs5:Watford
Caps5:62
Goals5:7
Years6:1950–1953
Clubs6:Scunthorpe United
Caps6:102
Goals6:21
Years7:1953–1954
Clubs7:Bradford City
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Years8:1954–1955
Clubs8:Poole Town
Years9:1955–1957
Clubs9:Bridport
Clubs10:Swanage Town
Totalcaps:256+
Totalgoals:46+
Nationalyears1:1939
Nationalteam1:Wales
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1

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.

Club career

Cumner moved from Aberaman Athletic to Arsenal. He was loaned out to Margate and Hull City.[1] He played for Arsenal in the 1938 FA Charity Shield at Highbury, which ended in a 2–1 victory over Preston North End.[2] 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.[3] [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.[1] 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,[1] and scored in the 1938–39 British Home Championship 3–1 defeat of Ireland.

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal1935–36First Division000000
1936–37First Division000000
1937–38First Division000000
1938–39First Division12200122
1945–46001111
Total12211133
Hull City (loan)1937–38Third Division North12400124
Notts County1946–47Third Division South35531386
1947–48Third Division South31651367
Total6611827413
Watford1948–49Third Division South35500355
1949–50Third Division South23240272
1950–51Third Division South400040
Total62740667
Scunthorpe United1950–51Third Division North3510003510
1951–52Third Division North4411404811
1952–53Third Division North23000230
Total102214010621
Bradford City1953–54Third Division North000000
Career total2544517327148

Honours

Arsenal

1938[2]

Wales

1938–39 (shared)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . 2004 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 1-899468-67-6 . 66.
  2. News: 1938/39 F.A. Charity Shield . footballsite.co.uk . 2 February 2022.
  3. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 73. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.
  4. Web site: Reg Cumner. Greens on Screen. 26 April 2013.
  5. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  6. Book: Matthews . Tony . Who's who of Arsenal . 2007 . Mainstream Publishing . Edinburgh . 78 . 9781845962326 . 14 April 2020.