Northern Ireland Wilbur Cush (1957-1960)

Northern Ireland Wilbur Cush (1957-1960)

Position: Forward | DOB: 10/06/1928 | Apps: 90 | Goals: 9
Debut: 16/11/1957 - Manchester City (H)
Pos: Forward | DOB: 10/06/1928
Apps: 90 | Goals: 9
Debut: 16/11/1957 - Manchester City (H)
Wilbur Cush features at number 95 in our 100 Greatest Leeds players ever.
Born 1928, Wilbur was only 5'5" but with a heart as big as himself. Joined LUFC in 1957 from Glenavon, already a full Irish International, he captained United and was in the Irish 1958 World Cup Squad. He went on to amass 26 caps. He played 90 times, scoring 9 goals before leaving in 1960 for Portadown and then his former club Glenavon. Wilbur operated as an attacking midfielder but was so adept he even played centre-half, a rare feat considering his stature.

Spells
Signed From Type Joined Left For Left
Glasgow Schools Apprentice Jun 1971 Nottingham Forest Jun 1979
Nottingham Forest Permanent Jul 1981 Sunderland Jun 1985


Player Record Apps Start (Sub) Unused Sub Goals
League 87 87 (0) 0 9
FA Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0
TOTAL 90 90 (0) 0 9

Season by Season Apps Start (Sub) Unused Sub Goals
1971-1972 0 0 (0) 1 0
Europe 0 0 (0) 1 0
1972-1973 6 4 (2) 6 1
League 4 3 (1) 1 1
FA Cup 0 0 (0) 1 0
Europe 2 1 (1) 4 0
1973-1974 14 9 (5) 11 1
League 6 3 (3) 10 0
FA Cup 1 0 (1) 1 0
League Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
Europe 6 5 (1) 0 1
1974-1975 33 32 (1) 3 2
League 18 18 (0) 0 2
FA Cup 8 8 (0) 0 0
League Cup 1 0 (1) 0 0
Europe 6 6 (0) 3 0
1975-1976 46 46 (0) 0 2
League 42 42 (0) 0 2
FA Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
League Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
1976-1977 47 47 (0) 0 3
League 41 41 (0) 0 3
FA Cup 5 5 (0) 0 0
League Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
1977-1978 48 47 (1) 1 6
League 41 40 (1) 1 3
FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 1
League Cup 6 6 (0) 0 2
1978-1979 51 51 (0) 0 10
League 40 40 (0) 0 6
FA Cup 3 3 (0) 0 2
League Cup 8 8 (0) 0 2
1979-1980 1 1 (0) 0 0
League 1 1 (0) 0 0
1981-1982 41 40 (1) 1 0
League 37 36 (1) 1 0
FA Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
League Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
1982-1983 48 48 (0) 0 5
League 42 42 (0) 0 5
FA Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0
League Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0
1983-1984 29 29 (0) 0 4
League 24 24 (0) 0 4
FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
League Cup 4 4 (0) 0 0
1984-1985 43 43 (0) 0 1
League 39 39 (0) 0 1
FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
League Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0

Appearances Date Score
Match Events
Manchester City
Division One
H 16/11/1957 2 : 4 (L)
Burnley
Division One
A 23/11/1957 1 : 3 (L)
Birmingham City
Division One
H 30/11/1957 1 : 1 (D)
Chelsea
Division One
A 07/12/1957 1 : 2 (L)
Newcastle United
Division One
H 14/12/1957 3 : 0 (W)
Blackpool
Division One
H 21/12/1957 2 : 1 (W)
Sunderland
Division One
A 26/12/1957 1 : 2 (L)
Leicester City
Division One
A 28/12/1957 0 : 3 (L)
Cardiff City
FA Cup 3rd Round
H 04/01/1958 1 : 2 (L)
Manchester United
Division One
H 11/01/1958 1 : 1 (D)
Nottingham Forest
Division One
A 18/01/1958 1 : 1 (D)
Bolton Wanderers
Division One
A 01/02/1958 2 : 0 (W)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Division One
A 19/02/1958 2 : 3 (L)
Portsmouth
Division One
H 22/02/1958 2 : 0 (W)
Tottenham Hotspur
Division One
H 08/03/1958 1 : 2 (L)
West Bromwich Albion
Division One
A 12/03/1958 0 : 1 (L)
Preston North End
Division One
A 15/03/1958 0 : 3 (L)
Arsenal
Division One
H 19/03/1958 2 : 0 (W)
Burnley
Division One
H 22/03/1958 1 : 0 (W)
Everton
Division One
H 07/04/1958 1 : 0 (W)
Birmingham City
Division One
A 12/04/1958 1 : 1 (D)
Chelsea
Division One
H 19/04/1958 0 : 0 (D)
Bolton Wanderers
Division One
A 23/08/1958 0 : 4 (L)
Luton Town
Division One
H 26/08/1958 1 : 1 (D)
Burnley
Division One
H 30/08/1958 1 : 1 (D)
Luton Town
Division One
A 03/09/1958 1 : 1 (D)
Preston North End
Division One
A 06/09/1958 2 : 1 (W)
Birmingham City
Division One
H 10/09/1958 0 : 0 (D)
Leicester City
Division One
H 13/09/1958 1 : 1 (D)
Birmingham City
Division One
A 17/09/1958 1 : 4 (L)
Everton
Division One
A 20/09/1958 2 : 3 (L)
Arsenal
Division One
H 27/09/1958 2 : 1 (W)
Portsmouth
Division One
A 11/10/1958 0 : 2 (L)
Aston Villa
Division One
H 18/10/1958 0 : 0 (D)
Tottenham Hotspur
Division One
A 25/10/1958 3 : 2 (W)
Manchester United
Division One
H 01/11/1958 1 : 2 (L)
Chelsea
Division One
A 08/11/1958 0 : 2 (L)
Blackpool
Division One
H 15/11/1958 1 : 1 (D)
Blackburn Rovers
Division One
A 22/11/1958 4 : 2 (W)
Newcastle United
Division One
H 29/11/1958 3 : 2 (W)
West Ham United
Division One
A 06/12/1958 3 : 2 (W)
Nottingham Forest
Division One
H 13/12/1958 1 : 0 (W)
West Bromwich Albion
Division One
A 26/12/1958 2 : 1 (W)
West Bromwich Albion
Division One
H 27/12/1958 0 : 1 (L)
Burnley
Division One
A 03/01/1959 1 : 3 (L)
Luton Town
FA Cup 3rd Round
A 10/01/1959 1 : 5 (L)
Preston North End
Division One
H 17/01/1959 1 : 3 (L)
Leicester City
Division One
A 31/01/1959 1 : 0 (W)
Everton
Division One
H 07/02/1959 1 : 0 (W)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Division One
A 14/02/1959 2 : 6 (L)
Manchester City
Division One
H 21/02/1959 0 : 4 (L)
Arsenal
Division One
A 24/02/1959 0 : 1 (L)
Portsmouth
Division One
H 28/02/1959 1 : 1 (D)
Aston Villa
Division One
A 07/03/1959 1 : 2 (L)
Tottenham Hotspur
Division One
H 14/03/1959 3 : 1 (W)
Manchester United
Division One
A 21/03/1959 0 : 4 (L)
Blackburn Rovers
Division One
H 11/04/1959 2 : 1 (W)
Newcastle United
Division One
A 18/04/1959 2 : 2 (D)
West Ham United
Division One
H 25/04/1959 1 : 0 (W)
Burnley
Division One
H 22/08/1959 2 : 3 (L)
Leicester City
Division One
A 26/08/1959 2 : 3 (L)
Luton Town
Division One
A 29/08/1959 1 : 0 (W)
Leicester City
Division One
H 02/09/1959 1 : 1 (D)
West Ham United
Division One
A 05/09/1959 2 : 1 (W)
Manchester United
Division One
A 09/09/1959 0 : 6 (L)
Chelsea
Division One
H 12/09/1959 2 : 1 (W)
Manchester United
Division One
H 16/09/1959 2 : 2 (D)
West Bromwich Albion
Division One
A 19/09/1959 0 : 3 (L)
Newcastle United
Division One
H 26/09/1959 2 : 3 (L)
Everton
Division One
H 10/10/1959 3 : 3 (D)
Blackpool
Division One
A 17/10/1959 3 : 3 (D)
Blackburn Rovers
Division One
H 24/10/1959 0 : 1 (L)
Sheffield Wednesday
Division One
H 21/11/1959 1 : 3 (L)
Fulham
Division One
H 05/12/1959 1 : 4 (L)
Manchester City
Division One
A 12/12/1959 3 : 3 (D)
Burnley
Division One
A 19/12/1959 1 : 0 (W)
Tottenham Hotspur
Division One
H 26/12/1959 2 : 4 (L)
Tottenham Hotspur
Division One
A 28/12/1959 4 : 1 (W)
Luton Town
Division One
H 02/01/1960 1 : 1 (D)
Aston Villa
FA Cup 3rd Round
A 09/01/1960 1 : 2 (L)
West Ham United
Division One
H 16/01/1960 3 : 0 (W)
Chelsea
Division One
A 23/01/1960 3 : 1 (W)
West Bromwich Albion
Division One
H 06/02/1960 1 : 4 (L)
Newcastle United
Division One
A 13/02/1960 1 : 2 (L)
Fulham
Division One
A 27/02/1960 0 : 5 (L)
Blackpool
Division One
H 05/03/1960 2 : 4 (L)
Birmingham City
Division One
H 09/03/1960 3 : 3 (D)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Division One
H 02/04/1960 0 : 3 (L)
Preston North End
Division One
A 18/04/1960 1 : 1 (D)
Preston North End
Division One
H 19/04/1960 2 : 1 (W)

References
OzWhite: Player Profile for Wilbur Cush
Sheridan Dictates: Player Profile for Wilbur Cush
Leeds-Fans.org.uk: Player Profile for Wilbur Cush

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