David Scott Cumming (6 May 1910 – 18 April 1993) was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

, who played as a

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for

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, Arbroath and

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. Cumming represented

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once, in a 1–0 victory against

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in 1938.

signed Cumming from Scottish club Arbroath for £3,000 in 1936. His career was interrupted by the Second World War, but he returned to play for Middlesbrough during the 1946–47 season. During that season he was sent off in a game against Arsenal for punching

Leslie Compton Leslie Harry Compton (12 September 1912 – 27 December 1984) was an English sportsman who played football and cricket for Arsenal and Middlesex, respectively. He gained two England caps late in his football career, and remains the oldest outfi ...

. Cumming was forced to retire at the end of the 1946–47 season after operations failed to cure a knee injury.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cumming, David 1910 births 1993 deaths Footballers from Aberdeen Scottish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Aberdeen F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scotland men's international footballers Scotland men's wartime international footballers Newcastle United F.C. wartime guest players