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Norman Wood (footballer, born 1890)

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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)[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]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 1909–10[3] Southern League First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Plymouth Argyle 1910–11[3] Southern League First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Croydon Common 1911–12[3] Southern League Second Division 13 4 4 2 17 6
Stockport County 1913–14[5] Second Division 37 10 1 0 38 10
1914–15[5] 21 2 1 0 22 2
Total 58 12 2 0 60 12
Career total 74 16 6 2 80 18

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 318. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Croydon Common Football Club – Biographies – Wood Norman Arthur" (PDF). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. ^ "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 15 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ a b Watts, Ian. "Norman Wood County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 8 June 2018.


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