Arthur Cummins
Carlton
AFL career
7 games1 goals
- Debut
- R1 1897 v FIT8 May 1897
- Most recent
- R7 1897 v COL22 June 1897
Stats
Bio
Hailing from Castlemaine, Arthur Cummins holds a peculiar place in VFL history as an inaugural player for Carlton during the competition's breakout 1897 season. He featured in the club’s historic first-round clash against Fitzroy at Brunswick Street and held his spot for the first seven weeks of the year, booting his solitary career goal along the way. While his on-field contributions were modest, Cummins is remembered today for a statistical anomaly that remains a favourite among footy historians: his entire career comprised seven consecutive games against seven different opponents at seven different venues. After partaking in the first-ever VFL match hosted at Princes Park in Round 7 against Collingwood, he disappeared from league records, leaving behind one of the game’s most unique, unintentional streaks.
Profile
- Born
- 19 Aug 1876
- Died
- 05 Dec 1911 (aged 35y 108d)
Teams
- Carlton7 games, 1 goals1897
Bio
1 revisionHailing from Castlemaine, Arthur Cummins holds a peculiar place in VFL history as an inaugural player for Carlton during the competition's breakout 1897 season. He featured in the club’s historic first-round clash against Fitzroy at Brunswick Street and held his spot for the first seven weeks of the year, booting his solitary career goal along the way. While his on-field contributions were modest, Cummins is remembered today for a statistical anomaly that remains a favourite among footy historians: his entire career comprised seven consecutive games against seven different opponents at seven different venues. After partaking in the first-ever VFL match hosted at Princes Park in Round 7 against Collingwood, he disappeared from league records, leaving behind one of the game’s most unique, unintentional streaks.