Graham Cummins

Graham Rickard Cummins (born 29 December 1987) is a retired Irish footballer.

Graham Cummins
Cummins playing for Rochdale in 2013
Personal information
Full name Graham Rickard Cummins[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-29) 29 December 1987
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward / Defender
Youth career
20xx Tramore Athletic
20xx College Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Cobh Ramblers 77 (17)
2009 Waterford United 28 (17)
2010–2011 Cork City 62 (42)
2012–2014 Preston North End 34 (4)
2013–2014 → Rochdale (loan) 27 (4)
2014–2015 Exeter City 34 (7)
2015–2017 St Johnstone 77 (14)
2017–2019 Cork City 52 (18)
2019 → Shamrock Rovers (loan) 8 (3)
2020 Waterford 2 (0)
2020 Cork City 0 (0)
National team
2010 Republic of Ireland U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2020

Playing career

Early career

Cummins played the majority of his schoolboy football with Tramore Athletic and also had a spell with College Corinthians.

Cobh Ramblers

Cummins joined Cobh Ramblers in 2006 and achieved promotion with them in his second season under Stephen Henderson. He scored 11 league goals as Cobh won the First Division, and he was named in the PFAI First Division Team of the Year.[2] He continued to play for Cobh in the Premier Division in 2008, but they were relegated that year.

Waterford United

After Cobh were relegated from the league the following season, Cummins moved onto Waterford United,[3] where he again linked up with Stephen Henderson, former Cobh Ramblers manager. He won the Munster Senior Cup with Waterford that year. Graham enjoyed great personal success in his first and only season with the club, he became one of the club's top scorers, scoring 17 league goals, and he was named in the PFAI First Division Team of the Year for the second time in his career.

Cork City

In March 2010 Cummins signed for his local club Cork City.[4] Graham was called up to the Ireland U23 squad versus Estonia in September 2010.[5] He played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win.[6] In October 2010 Graham was named in the PFAI First Division Team of the Year and won the PFAI First Division Player of the Year award.[7][8] He finished the season as City's top scorer, and joint top scorer in the First Division with 18 league goals. Graham scored his first hat-trick for City in a 5–0 league win over Finn Harps on 15 April 2011.[9][10] He scored the winner against St.Pats in the quarter final of the Ea sports cup.

Record Breaker

On 4 October 2011, in a game against Monaghan, Cummins scored his 21st goal of the season, becoming the first ever Cork City player to score more than 20 league goals in a season. The previous record was held by Pat Morley (who is a first cousin of Grahams mother, Susan Morley and son of the late Jack Morley ex West Ham), who had on two occasions scored 20 league goals in a season. He went on to score 24 goals that season including the goal that clinched the First Division title for Cork City away to rivals Shelbourne in the 94th minute of the final game of the season at Tolka Park

Preston North End

On 30 January 2012, Cork City announced that they had accepted a transfer bid for Cummins from Preston North End.[11]

On 2 September 2013, Cummins signed for Rochdale on loan until January 2014.[12]

Exeter City

On 15 August 2014, Cummins signed a one-year contract with Exeter City on a free transfer following his release from Preston North End. Cummins made his debut in the 3–0 defeat at Home Park, coming on as a substitute.[13] He was released at the end of the 2014–15 season [14]

St Johnstone

On 25 May 2015, Cummins signed a one-year contract with St Johnstone of the Scottish Premiership,[15] and began his Saints career by scoring off the bench on his debut against Hearts at Tynecastle in a 4–3 defeat.[16] Cummins made 92 appearances for St Johnstone, scoring 15 goals.[17] His last goal for the club was in a win against Rangers at Ibrox.[17]

Return to Ireland

Cummins signed for City on a two-year deal on 30 December 2017.[18] He scored for City in a 4-2 win on his first competitive start against Dundalk in the 2018 President's Cup at Oriel Park. On his first start in the league against St. Pat's on the opening night of the season, Cummins scored City's second goal of the night but was later sent off in a 3-2 away victory. On his return from suspension, Cummins scored a hat-trick as City beat Sligo Rovers 4-1 away from home.[19]

Cummins joined Waterford F.C. ahead of the 2020 season where he featured as a centre half before COVID-19 halted the season for nearly five months. Before the season's resumption, he joined Cork City for a third time. He was an unused substitute in two league games and received a red card in a FAI Cup game against Longford Town. In September, he announced his retirement to pursue a career in journalism.

Career statistics
As of 5 October 2020.[20]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Cobh Ramblers 2006 League of Ireland First Division —
2007 —
2008 —
Cobh Ramblers Total 7717—7717
Waterford 2009 League of Ireland First Division 2817—2817
Cork City 2010 32180000—003218
2011 30242032—003526
Preston North End 2011–12 League One 1520000—00152
2012–13 1921010—31243
2013–14 000000—0000
Preston North End Total 3441010—31395
Rochdale (loan) 2013–14 League Two 2742000—20314
Exeter City 2014–15 3471000—00357
St Johnstone 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 328102010—368
2016–17 3052041——366
2017–18 151001020—181
St Johnstone Total 7714307130—9015
Cork City 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division 3413311030234317
2019 185—10—30225
Shamrock Rovers (loan) 2019 8320—2000123
Waterford 2020 20————20
Waterford Total 30170000—003017
Cork City 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 0010———10
Cork City Total 11460615230536844
Career total 40112615113380104447134

Honours

Club

Cobh Ramblers

Waterford United

Cork City

Individual
  • PFAI First Division Player of the Year (2): 2011, 2010
  • PFAI First Division Team of the Year (4): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007

References
  1. Graham Cummins at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "PFAI and Ford announce nominees for annual awards". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  3. "Kevin Murray joins fellow Cobh Ramblers players at Waterford". RTÉ News. 17 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  4. "Cummins joins Cork City FC". Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  5. "U23s prepare for Estonia test". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  6. "Ireland U23s defeat Estonia in Tallinn". Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  7. "PFAI Award Nominations 2010". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  8. "Ryan scoops PFAI award". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  9. "Cork City 5 – 0 Finn Harps". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  10. "Cummins happy with Harps hat-trick". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  11. "Bid for Graham Cummins Accepted". Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  12. "Rochdale: Preston striker Graham Cummins joins on loan". BBC Sport. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  13. "Exeter City sign Graham Cummins as transfer embargo ends". BBC Sport. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  14. "Exeter trio to leave". Sky Sports. 15 May 2015.
  15. "SAINTS SIGN STRIKER CUMMINS". St Johnstone F.C. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015.
  16. Lindsay, Clive (2 August 2015). "Heart of Midlothian 4–3 St Johnstone". BBC Sport.
  17. "Cummins & Gilchrist leave the club". St Johnstone FC. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  18. https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/1230/930270-cork-city-welcome-back-graham-cummins/
  19. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/national-league/graham-cummins-hat-trick-keeps-cork-out-in-front-1.3406707
  20. "Graham Cummins". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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