| Name: Cummings, George Wilfred "Icicle" Birthdate: 1913-06-05 in Thornbridge, near Falkirk, Scotland (Died: 1987-04-09 in Birmingham) Position: Full-back Playing for Villa: 13 November 1935 - May 1949 Previous clubs: Laurieston School (Stirlingshire), Thornbridge Waverley, Thornbridge Welfare, Grange Rovers, Partick Thistle Signed: £9.350 - From Partick Thistle Sold: Retired (became Villa's third team coach, July 1949 - July 1952) League: 210 matches - 0 goals Cup: 22 matches - 0 goals International: Scotland A (1935-39, 9 - 0 goals), Scotland Unofficial (1944-45, 1 cap), Scotland Juniors (1929-30) More info: The Football League was suspended after 3 games 1939-40. These three matches were later expunged from official records. He played all three of these games and also in The Football League Jubilee Trust Fund game against WBA and the Harry Hibbs Testimonial Match against Birmingham. Cummings also played for Villa during World War 2. (184 - 4 goals) He also guested for Revo Electric, Solihull Borough, Birmingham, Falkirk, Nottingham Forest and Northampton Town during World War 2. "Is a very fine defender with a flair for drawing an attacker into a false position and then sending him empty away. Presents a coolness in moments of difficulty that makes lookers-on go hot, and that perhaps accounts for his nickname of "Icicle"" Aston Villa Annual 1937-38 |
| Season 1935-36 1936-37 1937-38 1938-39 1939-40 1940-41 1941-42 1942-43 1943-44 1944-45 1945-46 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 |
First team 28 - 0 goals 12 - 0 goals 42 - 0 goals 43 - 0 goals 5 - 1 goal (see More info) 6 - 0 goals 36 - 2 goals 22 - 1 goal 37 - 0 goals 41 - 0 goals 50 - 1 goal 31 - 0 goals 30 - 0 goals 38 - 0 goals |
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Youth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |