Nick Cusack

Nick Cusack

Personal information
Full name	Nicholas John Cusack
Date of birth	24 December 1965
Place of birth	Maltby, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1986–1987	Alvechurch
1987–1988	Leicester City	16	(1)
1988–1989	Peterborough United	44	(10)
1989–1992	Motherwell	77	(17)
1992	Darlington	21	(6)
1992–1994	Oxford United	61	(10)
1994	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	4	(0)
1994–1997	Fulham	112	(14)
1997–2002	Swansea City	200	(13)
Teams managed
2002	Swansea City (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Nicholas John Cusack (born 24 December 1965 in Maltby, South Yorkshire) is an English former footballer and, briefly, player-manager. He was for a time chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).

Football career

In October 1997 Cusack joined Swansea City from Fulham for a fee of £50,000.

After a period as caretaker manager, he was appointed player-coach in April 2002,^[1] but after just 17 games in charge he was replaced by Brian Flynn; he turned down an offer to remain on the coaching staff, and left in September 2002 with the club at the bottom of the Football League.^[2]

Cusack was Swansea's PFA representative, and was elected chairman of the Association, succeeding Barry Horne, in November 2001.^[3] He was active in the PFA's opposition to a reduction of professional clubs in the league pyramid.^[4]

Managerial stats

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	L	D	Win %
Swansea City	12 April 2002	20 September 2002	17	2	10	5	11.8

References

1. "Swansea turn to Cusack". BBC Sport. 2002-04-12. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
2. "Cusack leaves Swansea". BBC Sport. 2002-09-20. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
3. "Cusack in the PFA chair". BBC Sport. 2001-11-27. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
4. "PFA 'will fight' club reduction". BBC Sport. 2002-12-05. Retrieved 2008-08-05.