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| death_date = 28 July 1916 (aged 26)<ref>{{CWGC|accessdate=15 December 2015|id=1555437}}</ref>
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| death_place = [[Delville Wood]], [[Longueval]], France<ref name="RoyalsRemembered" />
| death_place = [[Delville Wood]], France<ref name="RoyalsRemembered" />
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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|title = Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939|last = Joyce|first = Michael|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|title=When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War|last=Riddoch|first=Andrew|last2=Kemp|first2=David|publisher=Haynes Publishing|year=2010|isbn=978-0857330772|location=Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset|page=126}}</ref>
'''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>


== 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> Wood rose to the rank of [[sergeant]], despite being demoted to [[corporal]] for absenteeism in November 1915.<ref name="RoyalsRemembered" /> He was [[Killed in action|killed]] at [[Delville Wood]] in July 1916 and he is commemorated on the [[Thiepval Memorial]].<ref name="RoyalsRemembered" />
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" />


== Career statistics ==
== Career statistics ==
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|[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
|[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
|[[1910–11 Southern Football League|1910–11]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=903|title=GoS-DB Players|last=Scallan|first=Trevor|website=www.greensonscreen.co.uk|access-date=9 June 2018}}</ref>
|[[1910–11 Southern Football League|1910–11]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=903 |title=GoS-DB Players |last=Scallan |first=Trevor |website=www.greensonscreen.co.uk |access-date=9 June 2018}}</ref>
|Southern League First Division
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Revision as of 18:18, 15 April 2020

Norman Wood
Personal information
Full name Norman Arthur Wood[1]
Date of birth 1889
Place of birth Tooting, England
Date of death 28 July 1916 (aged 26)[2]
Place of death Delville Wood, France[3]
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norman Arthur Wood (1889 – 28 July 1916) was an English professional football inside left who played in the Football League for Stockport County.[1] His play was described as "unselfish, for with a crafty left foot he made openings and opportunities for colleagues".[4]

Personal life

In February 1915, six months into the First World War, Wood enlisted in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).[5] He had earlier tried to enlist in the Army in May 1906, but was discharged after misstating his age.[3] Despite being demoted to corporal for absenteeism in November 1915, Wood rose to the rank of sergeant.[3] He was killed at Delville Wood in July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[3]

Career statistics

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[6] 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[7] Second Division 37 10 1 0 38 10
1914–15[7] 21 2 1 0 22 2
Total 58 12 2 0 60 12
Career total 86 17 6 2 92 19

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 318. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Sergeant Norman Wood – 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment – Royals Remembered | Reading FC". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c "Croydon Common Football Club – Biographies – Wood Norman Arthur" (PDF). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. ^ Scallan, Trevor. "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  7. ^ a b Watts, Ian. "Norman Wood County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 8 June 2018.


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