# Daryl Cunningham

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This article is about the footballer. For the British author and cartoonist, see [Darryl Cunningham](/source/Darryl_Cunningham).

**Daryl Cunningham** (born 25 November 1960) is a former [Australian rules footballer](/source/Australian_rules_football) who played with [St Kilda](/source/St_Kilda_Football_Club) and [Essendon](/source/Essendon_Football_Club) in the [Victorian Football League](/source/Australian_Football_League) (VFL).

Cunningham, a utility, came from [Ballarat Football League](/source/Ballarat_Football_League) club [Golden Point](/source/Golden_Point_Football_Club).[1] He played 15 games for St Kilda in the [1983 VFL season](/source/1983_VFL_season) and kicked 21 goals, including five in a win over [Richmond](/source/Richmond_Football_Club) at [Waverley Park](/source/Waverley_Park).[2] At that year's [Grand Final Sprint](/source/Grand_Final_Sprint) he finished third.[3] Over the next three seasons he added a further 19 games, then made his way to Essendon, where he made seven appearances in 1987.[2]

From 1988 to 1992, Cunningham was captain-coach of Maffra in the [Latrobe Valley Football League](/source/Gippsland_Football_League). He was [best and fairest](/source/Best_and_fairest) in his first season and steered Maffra to the 1989 Grand Final, which they lost to Leongatha by just two points.

His elder brother, [Geoff Cunningham](/source/Geoff_Cunningham), also played for St Kilda.[4]

## References

1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). *The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers*. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.

1. [AFL Tables: Daryl Cunningham](http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/Daryl_Cunningham.html)

1. *[Canberra Times](/source/Canberra_Times)*, ["Marchesani fastest"](http://www.trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/116408639), 25 September 1983, p. 28

1. ["Cunningham, Daryl R"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120424123037/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=205). Essendon Football Club. Archived from [the original](http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=205) on 24 April 2012.

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