Norman Lockhart (footballer)

Norman Lockhart

Signed cutting of Lockhart at Aston Villa F.C.
Personal information
Full name	Norman Lockhart
Date of birth	4 March 1924
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death	19 August 1993 (aged 69)
Place of death	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)
Playing position	Winger

Norman Lockhart (March 4, 1924, Belfast - August 19, 1993, Belfast) was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland.^[1] Lockhart played as a left winger for Linfield F.C., Swansea Town, Coventry City F.C., Aston Villa F.C., Bury F.C. and Ards F.C..^[2] He represented the Northern Ireland national football team eight times between 1946 and 1956.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

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Club	Division	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Linfield F.C.	-	1944-45[nb 1]	-		-		-		-
	-	1945-46[nb 2]	-		-		-		-
	-	Total	-		-		-		-
Swansea Town	2	1946-47	34	11	-		-		34	11
	3	1947-48	13	2	-		-		13	2
	-	Total	47	13	-		-		47	13
Coventry City F.C.	2	1947-48	31	6	2	1	-		33	7
	2	1948-49	30	5	1	0	-		31	5
	2	1949-50	32	7	-		-		32	7
	2	1950-51	38	7	1	0	-		39	7
	2	1951-52	42	15	3	2	-		45	17
	3	1952-53	8	1	-		-		8	1
	-	Total	181	41	7	3	-		188	44
Aston Villa F.C.	1	1952-53	14	1	2	0	-		16	1
	1	1953-54	18	2	-		-		18	2
	1	1954-55	25	3	7	2	-		32	5
	1	1955-56	17	4	2	0	-		19	4
	-	Total[9]	74	10	11	2	-		85	12
Bury F.C.	2	1956-57	22	1	1	0	-		22	1
	3	1957-58	20	5	1	0	-		20	5
	-	Total	42	6	2	0	-		44	6
Ards F.C.	-	1958-59	-		-		1	0	1	0
	-	Total	-		-		1	0	1	0
Career total			344	70	20	5	1	0	365	75

International

^[10]

Northern Ireland national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1946	1	2
1950	1	0
1951	1	0
1952	1	0
1953	2	1
1955	1	0
1956	1	0
Total	8	3

Honours

Club

Linfield F.C.

^[4]

• Irish Cup Runner-up (1): 1943-44.
• Irish Cup Winner (2): 1944-45, 1945-56.
• Northern Regional League Champion (2): 1944-45, 1945-46.

External links

• British Pathe - Ireland vs. Scotland, Windsor Park, Belfast, 1953.
• British Pathe - England vs. Ireland, Goodison Park, Liverpool, 1953.
• British Pathe - Wales vs. Ireland, Ninian Park, Cardiff, 1956.

Notes

1. Northern Regional League - An unofficial league which ran for seven seasons between 1940-1947, set up while the Irish league was suspended as a result of World War II.
2. See Note 1.

References

1. Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
2. worldfootball.net
3. national-football-teams.com
4. "NIFG: Norman Lockhart". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
5. "Norman Lockhart". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
6. "Norman Lockhart". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
7. "Norman Lockhart". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
8. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Norman Lockhart". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
9. "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
10. "Norman Lockhart - national football team player". Norman Lockhart - national football team player. Retrieved 2016-03-07.