Norman Wood (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Arthur Wood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Tooting, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 July 1916 (aged 26–27)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France | ||
| Playing position | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 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 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Norman 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 died at Delville Wood on 28 July 1916.[3] His name is inscribed on the Thiepval Memorial.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 http://www.zen139857.zen.co.uk/WOOD_Norman_Arthur.pdf
- ↑ "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
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