Michael Cummins

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Michael Cummins
Personal information
Full name Michael Thomas Cummins
Date of birth June 1, 1978 (1978-06-01) (age 30)
Place of birth    Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Unattached
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1996-2000
2000-2006
2006-2008
2008-		 Middlesbrough
Port Vale
Darlington
Rotherham United		 002 0(0)
253 (31)
081 (10)
000 0(0)   
National team2
R. Ireland Under-21 2

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 12:26, 17 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 6 April 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Michael Thomas 'Micky' Cummins (born Dublin, June 1, 1978 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish professional footballer who has currently just singned for Rotherham United. He has previously played for Middlesbrough, Port Vale and Darlington.

[edit] Career

Cummins began his professional career as a trainee with Middlesbrough in 1996.[1] He made only two appearances in four seasons with Middlesbrough and joined Port Vale on a free transfer in March 2000.[1] He went on to make 287 league and cup appearances for Port Vale, scoring 34 goals, between March 2000 and May 2006,[1] and was a member of the side that won the LDV Vans Trophy in April 2001.[2] He joined Darlington on a free transfer in May 2006,[3] and became a regular in the first-team, making 45 league and cup appearances in the 2006–07 season, [4] as Darlington knocked Championship side, Stoke City, out of the Carling Cup in August 2006 and finished the season in midtable.[5][6] Following Darlington's failure to gain promotion from Football League Two in the 2007–08 season, Cummins was released by the club[7] and joined Rotherham United on a two-year contract in May 2008.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Michael Cummins. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
  2. ^ "Vale vault Brentford to lift Vans trophy", BBC Sport, 2001-04-22. Retrieved on 2008-03-02. 
  3. ^ "Quakers complete double signing", BBC Sport, 2006-05-27. Retrieved on 2008-03-02. 
  4. ^ Darlington 2006/2007 player appearances. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
  5. ^ "Stoke 1-2 Darlington", BBC Sport, 2006-08-22. Retrieved on 2008-03-02. 
  6. ^ Final 2006/2007 Football League Two Table. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
  7. ^ "Nine players released by Quakers", BBC Sport, 2008-06-22. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 
  8. ^ "Ex-Quaker Cummins signs for Rotherham", The Northern Echo, Newsquest Media Group, 2008-05-23. Retrieved on 2008-05-23. 

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