Norman Bullock	Bury FC 3 appearances, 2 goals (one on his debut) P 3 W 1 D 1 L 1 F 10: A 7 50% successful 1923-26 captain: none minutes played: 270
Timeline
	Norman Bullock
Birth	8 September 1900 in Monton, Eccles, Lancashire [registered in Barton upon Irwell, December 1900].
	According to the 1901 census, six month old Norman was the youngest of five children to Robert James and Sarah Jane, living at 6 Mitchell Street in Eccles. His father is a salesman of grey cotton cloth.
	According to the 1911 census, Norman now has a younger brother, living with their parents and his four older siblings at 474 Liverpool Street in Salford. His father sells drapery.
	According to the 1921 census, Norman, a chemical assistant, is the youngest of the five children still at home with their parents at78 Sedgley Avenue in Prestwich.
Marriage	to Kathleen A. Wilson [registered in Salford, June 1926]
	According to the 1939 register, Norman, a football club secretary/manager, is married to Kathleen and living at 28 Cromwell Road in Chesterfield.
Death	22 October 1970 in Leicester, Leicestershire, aged 70 years 44 days [registered in Leicester, December 1970].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Playing Career
Club(s)	Started his football career at Salford Schools. Played with Broughton St. John's FC and Sedgley Park FC, based in Prestwich. Joined Bury FC as an amateur in 1920, scored twice on his debut in December and turned professional in February 1921. He was constantly linked with other clubs, Burnley FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at the end of 1923 to name but two. Remained with the club, becoming club captain and dropping back to centre-half, even becoming its manager on 15 August 1934, still playing on for another year, completing 506 league appearances, still a club record, after which, the Bury directors retired him from playing on 31 December 1935.
Club honours	None
Individual honours	Football League (one appearance)
Distinctions	None
Height/Weight	5' 8½", 11st. 4lbs [1925].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
Management Career
Club(s)	Took his first steps in management as player-manager of Bury FC on 15 August 1934. He gave up playing a year later. He left Gigg Lane, to take over as secretary-manager of Chesterfield FC on 21 June 1938. He was courted by his old club, and so returned to Bury FC as manager on 8 June 1945. His directors released him so he could become manager of Leicester City FC on 31 November 1949, he remained until his resignation on 9 February 1955. He resigned for 'personal and private reasons'.
Club honours	Football League Division Two winners 1953-54;
England Career
Player number	One of three who became the 440th players (441) to appear for England.
Position(s)	Centre-forward
First match	No. 132, 19 March 1923, England 6 Belgium 1, a friendly match at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London, aged 22 years 192 days.
Last match	No. 151, 20 October 1926, England 3 Ireland 3, a British Championship match at Anfield Road, Anfield, Liverpool, aged 26 years 42 days.
Major tournaments	British Championship 1925-26, 1926-27;
Team honours	British Championship shared 1926-27;
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	most appearanced Englishman at Bury FC, shared with Jimmy Settle.
Beyond England
Soon after the outbreak of war, Bullock joined the works of the Staveley Coal and Iron Company as an analytical chemist, he remained until June 1945. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.53/54.

Norman Bullock - Match History
Club: Bury F.C. - 3 full appearances F.A. International Select Committee - 3 full capsx
Age 22
1	132	19 March 1923 - England 6 Belgium 1, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury	Fr	HW	Start 70	cf
Age 25
2	148	1 March 1926 - England 1 Wales 3, Selhurst Park, South Norwood	BC	HL	Start	cf
Age 26
3	151	20 October 1926 - England 3 Ireland 3, Anfield Road, Liverpool	BC	HD	Start 80	cf

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