Henry Alfred Cursham (27 November 1859 – 6 August 1941) was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football mostly for Notts County, with spells at Corinthian, Grantham Town and Thursday Wanderers. In cricket, he played two first class games for Nottinghamshire. Cursham holds the individual goalscoring record for the FA Cup, with 49 goals in 44 games. He also played eight games for the England national football team, scoring five goals. Football career Cursham was born in 1859 in Wilford, Nottinghamshire. He attended Repton School until age 18 and signed for Notts County in 1877. Cursham made his first team debut on 16 November 1878 in a 3–1 defeat by local rivals Nottingham Forest. The match was in the first round of the 1878-79 FA Cup, held at Trent Bridge, the home ground of Notts County at that time. He became a regular in the Notts County team, frequently appearing alongside his brother, Arthur Cursham. His club career from 1877 to 1888 is not well recorded: all sources agree that he played mostly for Notts County with shorter spells at Corinthian, Grantham Town and Thursday Wanderers, but the dates that he played for each of these clubs are not clear. His FA Cup appearances are known, including scoring six goals for Notts County in a 11–1 win against Wednesbury Strollers in the second round of the 1881-82 FA Cup, held at Trent Bridge on 10 December 1881. He scored four against Basford Rovers in Notts County's 15–0 win (a record at the time) in the first round of the 1886-87 FA Cup on 30 October 1886 at Trent Bridge. International career Cursham was selected for the England national football team in 1880, making his international debut in a 3–2 victory over Wales. His first international goal came in his second match, a 13–0 win against Ireland in the 1881–82 season. He scored again in a 5–3 home loss to Wales, and a hat trick against Ireland on 23 February 1884; the latter was his final game for the national side. He finished his international career with eight caps and five goals. Football League The Football League was formed in 1888. Cursham made his first appearance in the new competition on 6 October 1888 at Trent Bridge, for Notts County in a 3–3 draw with Blackburn Rovers, playing at full back. He scored his first League goal on 12 January