| Wilbur Cush |
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He started his career in his native Northern Ireland with Glenavon F.C. . He moved to Leeds United in 1957 and took over the captaincy from recently departed Leeds legend John Charles . Cush was a very versatile player who could play at centre-back and centre-forward. His performances at Elland Road earned him his call up to Northern Ireland for the 1958 World Cup . Overall at Leeds he made 90 appearances and scored 9 goals. In 1960 he moved to Portadown F.C. later moving back to his first club, Glenavon F.C. , as a player and later a coach. With his football career over, Wilbur became a butcher in Lurgan. He died in 1981. |
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