Laurie Cunningham

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Laurie Cunningham
Sculpture by Graham Ibbeson, London
Personal information
Full name Laurence Paul Cunningham
Date of birth (1956-03-08)8 March 1956
Place of birth Archway, London, England
Date of death 15 July 1989(1989-07-15) (aged 33)
Position(s) Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974-1977
1977-1979
1979-1983
1983
1983-1984
1984-1985
1985-1986
1986-1987
1987
1988
1988-1989
Leyton Orient
West Bromwich Albion
Real Madrid
Manchester United (loan)
Sporting Gijón
Olympique Marseille
Leicester City
Rayo Vallecano
Wimbledon
Charleroi
Rayo Vallecano
National team
1979-1981 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Laurie Cunningham (8 March 1956 – 15 July 1989) is a former football player. He played for the England national team.

Club career statistics[change | change source]

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
EnglandLeague
1974-75 Leyton Orient Second Division 17 1
1975-76 34 8
1976-77 24 6
1976-77 West Bromwich Albion First Division 13 6
1977-78 33 6
1978-79 40 9
SpainLeague
1979-80 Real Madrid La Liga 29 8
1980-81 12 5
1981-82 3 0
1982-83 0 0
EnglandLeague
1982-83 Manchester United First Division 5 1
SpainLeague
1983-84 Sporting Gijón La Liga 30 3
FranceLeague
1984-85 Olympique Marseille Division 1 30 8
EnglandLeague
1985-86 Leicester City First Division 15 0
SpainLeague
1986-87 Rayo Vallecano Segunda División 37 3
EnglandLeague
1987-88 Wimbledon First Division 6 2
BelgiumLeague
1987-88 Charleroi First Division 1 0
SpainLeague
1988-89 Rayo Vallecano Segunda División 19 1
Country England 187 39
Spain 130 20
France 30 8
Belgium 1 0
Total 348 67

International career statistics[change | change source]

[1]

England national team
YearAppsGoals
1979 3 0
1980 3 0
Total 6 0

References[change | change source]

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Laurie Cunningham". www.national-football-teams.com.