Norman Wood (footballer, born 1890)
| 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)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France | ||
| 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".[2]
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).[3] He rose to the rank of sergeant and was killed at Delville Wood on 28 July 1916.[3] His name is inscribed on the Thiepval Memorial.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 318. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Croydon Common Football Club – Biographies – Wood Norman Arthur" (PDF). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Association football inside forwards
- Bromley F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- 1889 births
- People from Tooting
- 1916 deaths
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Croydon Common F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs