| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Robert Riddell Cumming | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Johnstone, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Glasgow United | |||
| 1963–1969 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1969–1977 | Reading | 331 | (61) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gordon Cumming is a Scottish former footballer who played as a winger for English clubs Arsenal and Reading.[1]
Cumming was born on 23 January 1948 in Johnstone, Scotland.[1] His primary position was as a winger. He started his playing career at Scottish team Glasgow United. Cumming then moved to London, joining Arsenal where he won the FA Youth Cup in 1966.[2] He then spent the next three years at Highbury before moving to Reading in 1969. There, he was the primary taker of penalties until the arrivals of Robin Friday and Alan Taylor.[3][4] He was Reading's player of the year in 1971–72.[5][6] In 1975–76, Cumming played in the Reading team that won promotion to the Third Division.[7] In all, he scored 61 goals in 331 games for the Royals.[8]
Cumming retired from football in 1978 and went on to open a restaurant. Cumming is married to wife Christina and has two daughters, Susan and Amanda.[9]
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