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{{Short description|English footballer (born 1956)}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name      = Dave Cusack
| image = 
| fullname = David Stephen Cusack<ref name="PFA 152">{{Cite book
 | editor-first = Barry J.
 | editor-last = Hugman
 | title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005
 | year = 2005
 | publisher = Queen Anne Press
 | isbn = 1-85291-665-6
 | page = 152 }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|6|6|df=y}}<ref name="PFA 152"/>
| birth_place = [[Thurcroft]], England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1975–1978 |clubs1 = [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] |caps1 = 95  |goals1 = 1 
| years2 = 1978–1983 |clubs2 = [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]         |caps2 = 186 |goals2 = 17
| years3 = 1983–1985 |clubs3 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]                       |caps3 = 98  |goals3 = 9
| years4 = 1985–1987 |clubs4 = [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]       |caps4 = 100 |goals4 = 4
| years5 = 1987–1988 |clubs5 = [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]       |caps5 = 18  |goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1988–1990 |clubs6 = [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]             |caps6 = 56  |goals6 = 1
| years7 = 1990      |clubs7 = [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]       |caps7 = 1   |goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1990–1991 |clubs8 = [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]             |caps8 = 31  |goals8 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1985–1987 |managerclubs1 = [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]
| manageryears2 = 1987–1988 |managerclubs2 = [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]
| manageryears3 = 1990–1992 |managerclubs3 = [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]
| manageryears4 = 1992      |managerclubs4 = [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]]
| manageryears5 = 1994–1995 |managerclubs5 = [[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]]
}}

'''David Stephen Cusack''' (born 6 June 1956) is an English former footballer and manager whose last position before retirement in 2015 was director of [[Essex Senior Football League|Essex Senior League]] club [[Basildon United F.C.|Basildon United]].<ref name=Basildonchairman>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/basildonunitedfc/committee_members.pl?id=51593 |title=David Cusack |publisher=Basildon United F.C. |access-date=25 June 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=Nzd |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A [[Defender (association football)#Centre back|central defender]], he made over 500 appearances in a career spanning 16 years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/davecusack.html |title=Dave Cusack |publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database |access-date=25 June 2010}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born in [[Thurcroft]], as a child Cusack attended school in Thurcroft and later went to [[Wales High School]].<ref name=Basildonchairman/>

==Career==
Cusack began his career with [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], making his way through the club's youth system and also captaining the reserve side. After making 95 league appearances for the side, he moved to [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] in 1978 for a then club record £50,000, where he would win the Fourth Division championship in 1981. A move to [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] followed the following year for £30,000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/rollcall.html#Cusack |title=Boston United Roll Call |publisher=Boston United F.C. |access-date=25 June 2010}}</ref>

He moved to [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] as player-manager in 1985, replacing [[Billy Bremner]]. The 1985–86 season would see Doncaster emerge as promotion contenders before eventually finishing 11th place, which would be one of Doncaster's highest placings in the league since relegation from the Second Division in 1958 and until recent times. Another mid-table finish (following a promising start) came the following season but Doncaster were facing relegation by 1988 and Cusack left the club during the season. Cusack took over at [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] with the Millers in mid-table, but left in April and a slide down the league led to a promotion/relegation play-off with [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] which was lost.

He later became player-manager at [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]. In 1992, he spent a short spell as manager of [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]] but, with the club in financial turmoil, Cusack was sacked following the appointment of new owners after taking charge of just seven games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.poppiesfans.com/history/managers/dave-cusack.php |title=Dave Cusack |publisher=Poppies fans |access-date=25 June 2010 |archive-date=30 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330182902/http://www.poppiesfans.com/history/managers/dave-cusack.php |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Soccerbase (manager)|id=322|name=Dave Cusack}}

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