Born in Stewart Street, Silksworth, Sunderland, his father Joe was a miner at Silksworth Colliery.
Born in Silksworth, Cuthbertson played for Dawdon Colliery Welfare, Bradford City and Thackley.
Billy Taylor - Silksworth Pit just one of many miners who spent a lifetime in Silksworth working at the pit.
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Richie Taylor - Sunderland A.F.C SAFC 1968-1972, Winger; later played for York City