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Maurice
Norman |
Tottenham
Hotspur FC
23 appearances,
0 goals
P 23 W 11 D
6 L 6 F 57: A
35
61% successful
1957-64
captain: none
minutes played: 2070 |
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Timeline |
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Maurice Norman |
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Birth |
8 May 1934
in Mulbarton, Norfolk [registered in
Henstead, June 1934]. |
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According to the 1939 register, Maurcie, a schoolboy, was living with his
mother, Beatrice, and the two of them alone lived 'near church' in
Forehoe. |
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Marriage |
to Jacqueline F. Knight,
at Northaw Church, Northaw
[registered in
Hatfield, March 1961]. |
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Death |
Sunday, 27 November
2022 at his home in Felixstowe, aged 88 years 203 days. He was
suffering with Alzheimer's Disease |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing
Career |
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Club(s) |
Played for Norfolk
Schools and started with local junior side, Mulbarton FC and Wymondham
Minors FC. Joined Norwich City FC on amateur forms in 1951, turning
professional in September 1952. Tottenham Hotspur FC signed him on 3
November 1955 for a £17,250 transfer fee, plus Irish international Johnny
Gavin. Norman had suffered a double fracture of the left tibia and
fibula in a Spurs friendly on 18 November 1965 against a Hungarian Select
XI and never featured again. His Tottenham contract was allowed to expire
on 30 June 1967, and Norman announced his retirement. He received a
Benefit Match on 8 October 1967. |
League honours
392 appearances, 16 goals |
Norwich City FC 11955 35 appearances
debut (division three south): 5 February
1955 Watford FC 2 Norwich City FC 2
TottenhamHotspur FC
1955-65 357 appearances, sixteen goals
ddebut: 5 November 1955
Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 Cardiff Coty FC 1
last: 13 November 1965
Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3. |
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Club onours |
Football League
runners-up
1956-57 (16ᵃ), 1962-63 (38, 1ᵍ), third place
1957-58 (33, 1), 1959-60 (39, 1), 1961-61 (40),
Champions 1960-61 (41, 4);
FA Cup winners 1960-61
(7),
1961-62 (7), 1966-67 (injured);
FA Charity
Shield 1961, 1962;
European Cup Winners Cup winners 1962-63; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(one appearance) |
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Height/Weight |
6'
1", 12st.
2lbs [1963]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of two who became the 804th
players (805) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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First match |
No.
358, 20 May 1962,
Peru 0 England 4, a friendly match at
Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima, aged 28 years
12 days. |
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Last match |
No. 386, 9 December 1964, Netherlands 1 England 1,
a friendly match at Olympisch
Stadion, Amsterdam, aged 30 years 215 days. |
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Major tournaments |
FIFA
World Cup Finals 1958, 1962;
British Championship
1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65; |
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Team honours |
British Championship
shared 1963-64, winners 1964-65; |
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Individual honours |
England U23
(one appearance, February 1956)
England B (two appearances, May 1957) |
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Distinctions |
The fourth
Norfolkian to represent England |
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Beyond England |
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After his enforced retirement, Norman
became an assistant manager at a North London garage. Later on, along with
his wife, he opened a wool shop at Frinton-on-Sea, where he also worked as
a gardener. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.185. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
unused/
reserve |
minutes |
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captain |
| - |
23 |
10 |
0 |
2070 |
0 |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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23 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
57 |
35 |
+22 |
3 |
4 |
2.478 |
1.522 |
60.9 |
+5 |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
17 |
11 |
+6 |
0 |
0 |
2.429 |
1.571 |
64.3 |
+2 |
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Away |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
34 |
16 |
+18 |
1 |
3 |
3.40 |
1.60 |
75.0 |
+5 |
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Neutral |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.333 |
33.3 |
-2 |
Shirt Record
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Colour |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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White |
16 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
34 |
28 |
+6 |
1 |
1 |
2.125 |
1.75 |
56.3 |
+2 |
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Red |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
23 |
7 |
+16 |
2 |
3 |
3.286 |
1.00 |
71.4 |
+3 |
Competition Record
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Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
42.9 |
-1 |
| World Cup |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
42.9 |
-1 |
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ENC
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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European Nations Cup |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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British Championship |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
9 |
+8 |
1 |
1 |
2.40 |
1.80 |
60.0 |
+1 |
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Minor Tournament |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
2.333 |
16.7 |
-2 |
| Friendly |
10 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
32 |
12 |
+20 |
0 |
2 |
3.20 |
1.20 |
85.0 |
+7 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Final Tournament |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| WCF
1962 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
42.9 |
-1 |
| WCF All |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
42.9 |
-1 |
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European
Nations Cup Preliminary Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| ENP
1962-64 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| ENP
All |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1962-63 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC 1963-64 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
1 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC 1964-65 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
3.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC All |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
9 |
+8 |
1 |
1 |
2.40 |
1.80 |
60.0 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WC |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
1.50 |
42.9 |
-1 |
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EC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
9 |
+8 |
1 |
1 |
2.40 |
1.80 |
60.0 |
+1 |
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10 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
23 |
16 |
+7 |
2 |
2 |
2.30 |
1.60 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Minor Tournaments/Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Taça das Nações
1964 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
2.333 |
16.7 |
-2 |
| Minor T/C
All |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
0.667 |
2.333 |
16.7 |
-2 |
Match History
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apps |
match |
pic |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
shirt |
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manager:
Alf Ramsey - seventeen
full appearances (1530 min)x
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Age 29 |
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8 |
368 |
8 May 1963 - England 1 Brazil 1
Empire
Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HD |
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5 |
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9 |
369 |
29 May 1963 - Czechoslovakia 2 England 4
Tehelné pole, Bratislava |
tour |
AW |
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5 |
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10 |
370 |
2 June 1963 - GDR 1 England 2
Zentralstadion, Leipzig |
AW |
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5 |
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371 |
5 June 1963 - Switzerland 1 England 8,
Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel |
AW |
party member |
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11 |
372 |
12 October 1963
- Wales 0 England 4
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AW |
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5 |
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12 |
373 |
23 October 1963
- England 2 Rest of the World 1
Empire
Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
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5 |
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13 |
374 |
20 November 1963
- England 8 Northern Ireland 3
Empire
Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HW |
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5 |
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14 |
375 |
11 April 1964
- Scotland 1 England 0
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AL |
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5 |
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15 |
376 |
6 May 1964
- England 2 Uruguay 1
Empire
Stadium, Wembley |
Fr |
HW |
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5 |
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cg |
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