Maurice Norman

Maurice Norman

Personal information
Full name	Maurice Norman[1]
Date of birth	8 May 1934 (1934-05-08) (age 77)
Place of birth	Mulbarton, England
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1952–1955	Norwich City	35	(0)
1955–1966	Tottenham Hotspur	357	(16)
National team
1962–1964	England	23	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Maurice Norman (born 8 May 1934) is an English former footballer who played nearly 400 times in the Football League as a centre half for Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur. At international level, Norman won 23 caps for the England national team.^[2]

Norman was born in Mulbarton, Norfolk. He began his career at Norwich City, and played 35 league matches for the Canaries between 1952 and 1955.^[2] Despite such a short career with the club, he was elected into the Norwich City Hall of Fame in 2002.^[3] He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in November 1955 for a ₤28,000 transfer fee, that also included the return transfer of Ireland international striker Johnny Gavin to Norwich.^[4] Norman played his first game for his new club against Cardiff City, and stayed at White Hart Lane until 1965, making 411 first-team appearances and scoring 19 goals for Spurs. He was an integral part of Bill Nicholson's Double-winning Tottenham team of 1960–61 that went on to retain the FA Cup in 1962, and win the 1963 Cup Winners' Cup.^[5]

At international level, Norman made 23 appearances for England, including in the 1962 World Cup. He was also a member of the England squad at the 1958 World Cup, but did not play.^[5] He suffered a double fracture of tibia and fibula playing for Spurs against a Hungarian Select XI in November 1965,^[6][7] which brought a premature end to his career.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Maurice Norman". Englandstats. http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=707. Retrieved 6 January 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Maurice Norman". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/mauricenorman.htm. Retrieved 6 January 2010. 
3. ^ "New Hall Of Fame Members Enrolled". Norwich City F.C. 26 November 2009. http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/History/0,,10355~1840305,00.html. Retrieved 6 January 2010. 
4. ^ "Canary Centenary Great Players". Norwich Evening News. http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/Content/Sport/CanaryCentenary/asp/GreatPlayers6.asp. Retrieved 6 January 2010. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ ^{a b c} "Maurice Norman". Hall of Fame. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/hall_of_fame/mauricenorman.html. Retrieved 6 January 2010. 
6. ^ "Spurs Show More Invention In Attack". The Times: p. 4. 19 November 1965. "Near the end, too, came an unfortunate accident to Norman, a pure mischance, when he fell going for a heavy tackle, was taken from the field on a stretcher, and thence to hospital with a fractured leg." 
7. ^ "Nation's Cup To Be Changed. Already Too Much Football". The Times: p. 4. 20 November 1965. 

External links

• A human colossus: article at MEHSTG, a Tottenham Hotspur fansite
• Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame
• League stats at Neil Brown's site

Persondata
Name	Norman, Maurice
Alternative names
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	8 May 1934
Place of birth	Mulbarton, Norfolk, England
Date of death
Place of death