Nicholas John Cusack (born 24 December 1965 in Maltby, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former footballer and, briefly, player-manager. He was for a time chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), and is now an Assistant Chief Executive.
Football career
In October 1997 Cusack joined Swansea City from Fulham for a fee of £50,000.[citation needed]
After a period as caretaker manager, he was appointed player-coach in April 2002,[3] 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.[4]
Cusack was Swansea's PFA representative, and was elected chairman of the Association, succeeding Barry Horne, in November 2001.[5] He was active in the PFA's opposition to a reduction of professional clubs in the league pyramid.[6]
In 2016, Cusack was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress.[7]
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 |
Honours
Individual
References
- ^ "Nick Cusack". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Nick Cusack". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Swansea turn to Cusack". BBC Sport. 12 April 2002. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ "Cusack leaves Swansea". BBC Sport. 20 September 2002. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ "Cusack in the PFA chair". BBC Sport. 27 November 2001. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ "PFA 'will fight' club reduction". BBC Sport. 5 December 2002. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ Trades Union Congress, "TUC General Council members Archived 19 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine"
- ^ "Keane claims award double". BBC Sport. 30 April 2000. Retrieved 15 January 2022.