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Maurice Norman Personal information Full name Maurice Norman[1] Date of birth 8 May 1934 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
- ^ "Maurice Norman". Englandstats. http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=707. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Maurice Norman". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/mauricenorman.htm. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Canary Centenary Great Players". Norwich Evening News. http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/Content/Sport/CanaryCentenary/asp/GreatPlayers6.asp. Retrieved 6 January 2010.[dead link]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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."
- ^ "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
England squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup England squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup Categories:- 1934 births
- Living people
- People from South Norfolk (district)
- English footballers
- England international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- The Football League players
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
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