Peter Cunningham (footballer)

Peter Cunningham (13 July 1906 – 3 September 1934) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward for Clyde, Partick Thistle, Cork City, Barnsley, Port Vale, and Crewe Alexandra.

Peter Cunningham

Personal information
Full name	Peter Cunningham
Date of birth	(1906-07-13)13 July 1906
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	3 September 1934(1934-09-03) (aged 28)
Place of death	Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Clyde
1930–1931	Partick Thistle
1931–1932	Cork City
1932–1933	Barnsley	14	(17)
1933	Port Vale	2	(0)
1933–1934	Crewe Alexandra	15	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Cunningham played for Clyde before he joined Donald Turner's Partick Thistle on 7 August 1930. He scored five goals in eight games for the Jags. He moved on to Cork City and Barnsley, before joining Port Vale in May 1933. He played just two Second Division games before leaving The Old Recreation Ground and dropping down to the Third Division North to play for Crewe Alexandra in November 1933. He died less than a year later on 3 September 1934, at the age of 28.

Career statistics

Source:

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnsley	1932–33	Third Division North	14	17	0	0	0	0	14	17
Port Vale	1933–34	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Crewe Alexandra	1933–34	Third Division North	15	13	1	0	1	2	17	15