The match was in the first round of the 1878-79 FA Cup, held at Trent Bridge, the home ground of Notts County at that time.
He scored four against Basford Rovers in Notts County's 15–0 win (a record at the time) in the first round of the 1886-87 FA Cup on 30 October 1886 at Trent Bridge.
He scored again in a 5–3 home loss to Wales, and a hat trick against Ireland on 23 February 1884; the latter was his final game for the national side.
Cursham made his first appearance in the new competition on 6 October 1888 at Trent Bridge, for Notts County in a 3–3 draw with Blackburn Rovers, playing at full back.
He scored his first League goal on 12 January 1889, in County's 2–1 victory over West Bromwich Albion, this time playing as a centre forward.
He appeared in eight of the 22 league matches played by Notts County that season, five at full back and three at centre forward, scoring twice.
[7][8] Cursham appeared in twice in the 1888-89 FA Cup, scoring one goal, then wrote to the Notts County board in January 1889 announcing his intention to retire.