Horace Cumner

Horace Cumner
Personal information
Full name Reginald Horace Cumner
Date of birth 31 March 1918(1918-03-31)
Place of birth Cwmaman, Aberdare, Wales
Date of death 18 January 1999(1999-01-18) (aged 80)
Place of death Poole, Dorset, England
Playing position Forward
Youth career
Aberaman Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1946 Arsenal 14 (3)
Margate (loan)
1937–1938 Hull City (loan) 12 (4)
1946–1948 Notts County 66 (11)
1948–1950 Watford 62 (7)
1950–1951 Scunthorpe United 102 (21)
Bradford City 0 (0)
Poole Town
Bridport
Swanage
Total 256+ (46+)
National team
1939 Wales 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Reginald Horace Cumner (31 March 1918 - 18 January 1999) was a Welsh international footballer.

Club career

Cumner played for Arsenal, Margate (on loan) and Hull City before the outbreak of World War II. During the war he guested for Cardiff City, Fulham, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Swansea Town, Aberaman Athletic, Port Vale, Clapton Orient and Plymouth Argyle. After the war he played for Notts County, Scunthorpe United, Bradford City, Poole Town, Bridport and Swanage.[1]

International career

Cumner earned three full caps for Wales, and scored in the 1939 British Home Championship 3-1 defeat of Ireland.

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