Wilbur Cush

Wilbur "Billy " Cush ( born June 10, 1928 in Lurgan, County Armagh; † July 28, 1981 ) was a Northern Irish footballer.

Sports career

Cush began his career at Glenavon FC, ​​with whom he later in 1952 Irish champion and five years as a league and cup double winners. 1957 he moved to Leeds United in England. There he was promoted to captain, before he returned in 1960 after the descent of the club from the First Division to Northern Ireland. First active for FC Portadown he later returned to Glenavon FC.

In 1950 Cush debut for the Northern Ireland national team. As irregular team member he took part with the managed by Peter Doherty national team at the World Cup 1958. He had excelled as a scorer in the crucial qualifier against Italy and scored the game-winning 2:1. In Sweden, he reached with the team on the side of Danny Blanchflower, Jimmy McIlroy and Willie Cunningham the quarter-finals, where they retired to France after a 0-4 defeat. In the group stage, he was involved with the deficit to 1-0 win over Czechoslovakia decisive role in the next round.

Towards the end of his career, Cush was also active as a coach before retiring from football and Fleischer was in his hometown.