Nick Cusack

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.

Nick Cusack

Personal information
Full name	Nicholas John Cusack[1]
Date of birth	(1965-12-24) 24 December 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Maltby, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	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)
Total		535	(71)
Managerial career
2002	Swansea City (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

• PFA Team of the Year: 1999–2000 Third Division^[8]