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{{Short description|English footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Norman Wood
| name = Norman Wood
| fullname = Norman Arthur Wood<ref name="Joyce" />
| fullname = Norman Arthur Wood<ref name="Joyce" />
| birth_date = 1889
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1890|11|4}}<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Tooting]], England
| birth_place = [[Tooting]], England
| death_date = 28 July 1916 (aged 26)<ref>{{CWGC|accessdate=15 December 2015|id=1555437}}</ref>
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1916|7|28|1890|11|4}}<ref>{{CWGC|accessdate=15 December 2015|id=1555437}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Delville Wood]], France<ref name="RoyalsRemembered" />
| death_place = [[Delville Wood]], France<ref name="RoyalsRemembered" />
| height = 5ft 9in<ref name="Croydon" />
| position = [[Inside left]]
| position = [[Inside left]]
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1908
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1908
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'''Norman Arthur Wood''' (1889 – 28 July 1916) was an English professional [[Association football|football]] [[inside left]] who played in the [[The Football League|Football League]] for [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]].<ref name="Joyce">{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=190589161X |location=Nottingham |page=318}}</ref> His play was described as "unselfish, for with a crafty left foot he made openings and opportunities for colleagues".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Riddoch |first=Andrew |title=When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War |last2=Kemp |first2=David |publisher=Haynes Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-0857330772 |location=Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset |page=126}}</ref>
'''Norman Arthur Wood''' (4 November 1890 – 28 July 1916) was an English professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played in the [[The Football League|Football League]] for [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] as an [[inside left]].<ref name="Joyce">{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=318}}</ref> His play was described as "unselfish, for with a crafty left foot he made openings and opportunities for colleagues".<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Riddoch |first1=Andrew |title=When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War |last2=Kemp |first2=David |publisher=Haynes Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-0857330772 |location=Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset |page=126}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
In February 1915, six months into the [[First World War]], Wood enlisted in the [[Football Battalion|17th (Service) Battalion]] of the [[Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)]].<ref name="Croydon">{{Cite web |url=http://www.croydoncommon.com/WOOD_Norman_Arthur.pdf |title=Croydon Common Football Club – Biographies – Wood Norman Arthur |access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref> He had earlier tried to enlist in the [[British Army|Army]] in May 1906, but was [[Military discharge|discharged]] after misstating his age.<ref name="RoyalsRemembered">{{Cite web |url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/club/history/royals-remembered/reading-fc-players/sergeant-norman-wood/ |title=Sergeant Norman Wood – 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment – Royals Remembered {{!}} Reading FC |website=www.readingfc.co.uk |access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> Despite being demoted to [[corporal]] for absenteeism in November 1915, Wood rose to the rank of [[sergeant]].<ref name="RoyalsRemembered" /> He was [[Killed in action|killed]] at [[Delville Wood]] in July 1916 and is commemorated on the [[Thiepval Memorial]].<ref name="RoyalsRemembered" />
On 7 May 1906, Wood [[Military service|enlisted]] in the [[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons]], but was [[Military discharge|discharged]] little over two months later, due to "having made a misstatement as to age on enlistment".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norman Arthur Wood {{!}} Service Record |url=https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/norman-arthur-wood-service-record/ |access-date=19 October 2022 |website=Football and the First World War |language=en-US}}</ref> On 8 February 1915, six months after [[British entry into World War I|Britain's entry]] into the [[First World War]], Wood enlisted in the [[Football Battalion]] of the [[Middlesex Regiment]].<ref name="Croydon">{{Cite web |title=Biographies – Wood Norman Arthur |url=http://www.croydoncommon.com/WOOD_Norman_Arthur.pdf |access-date=15 September 2017 |website=Croydon Common Football Club}}</ref> Despite being demoted to [[corporal]] for absenteeism in November 1915, Wood rose to the rank of [[sergeant]].<ref name="RoyalsRemembered">{{Cite web |title=Royals Remembered |url=https://readingfc.co.uk//history/royals-remembered |access-date=21 January 2022 |website=Reading FC {{!}} Home of the Royals!}}</ref> He was [[Killed in action|killed]] at [[Delville Wood]] in July 1916 and is commemorated on the [[Thiepval Memorial]].<ref name="RoyalsRemembered" />


== Career statistics ==
== Career statistics ==
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|[[1910–11 Southern Football League|1910–11]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scallan |first=Trevor |title=Norman Wood |url=http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=903 |access-date=9 June 2018 |website=GoS-DB}}</ref>
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|[[1913–14 Football League Second Division|1913–14]]<ref name="Watts">{{Cite web |url=http://gogogocounty.org/players/enwiki/w/WoodNA.html |title=Norman Wood County Record |last=Watts |first=Ian |website=gogogocounty.org |language=en |access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
|[[1913–14 Football League Second Division|1913–14]]<ref name="Watts">{{Cite web |last=Watts |first=Ian |title=Norman Wood County Record |url=http://gogogocounty.org/players/enwiki/w/WoodNA.html |access-date=8 June 2018 |website=gogogocounty.org |language=en}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 05:15, 2 November 2024

Norman Wood
Personal information
Full name Norman Arthur Wood[1]
Date of birth (1890-11-04)4 November 1890[2]
Place of birth Tooting, England
Date of death 28 July 1916(1916-07-28) (aged 25)[3]
Place of death Delville Wood, France[4]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[5]
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1908 Bromley
1908–1909 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
1909–1910 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
1910–1911 Plymouth Argyle 14 (1)
1911–1912 Croydon Common 13 (4)
1912–1913 Chelsea 0 (0)
1913–1915 Stockport County 58 (12)
1915 Stalybridge Celtic
1915 Football Battalion 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norman Arthur Wood (4 November 1890 – 28 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County as an inside left.[1] His play was described as "unselfish, for with a crafty left foot he made openings and opportunities for colleagues".[6]

Personal life

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On 7 May 1906, Wood enlisted in the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, but was discharged little over two months later, due to "having made a misstatement as to age on enlistment".[7] On 8 February 1915, six months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wood enlisted in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[5] Despite being demoted to corporal for absenteeism in November 1915, Wood rose to the rank of sergeant.[4] He was killed at Delville Wood in July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 1909–10[5] Southern League First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Plymouth Argyle 1910–11[8] Southern League First Division 14 1 0 0 14 1
Croydon Common 1911–12[5] Southern League Second Division 13 4 4 2 17 6
Stockport County 1913–14[9] Second Division 37 10 1 0 38 10
1914–15[9] 21 2 1 0 22 2
Total 58 12 2 0 60 12
Career total 86 17 6 2 92 19

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 318. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Norman Wood at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Royals Remembered". Reading FC | Home of the Royals!. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "Biographies – Wood Norman Arthur" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. ^ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-0857330772.
  7. ^ "Norman Arthur Wood | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  8. ^ Scallan, Trevor. "Norman Wood". GoS-DB. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  9. ^ a b Watts, Ian. "Norman Wood County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 8 June 2018.


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