Maurice Norman (8 May 1934 – 27 November 2022) was an English footballer who played nearly 400 times in the Football League as a centre half for Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur. At international level, Norman won 23 caps for the England national team.[2]
.jpg) Norman in 1964 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurice Norman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Mulbarton, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 November 2022 (aged 88) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1955 | Norwich City | 35 | (0) |
| 1955–1966 | Tottenham Hotspur | 357 | (16) |
| Total | 392 | (16) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962–1964 | England | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editNorman was born in Mulbarton, Norfolk. He began his career at Norwich City, and played 35 league matches for the Canaries between 1952 and 1955.[2] Despite such a short career with the club, he was elected into the Norwich City Hall of Fame in 2002.[3] He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in November 1955 for a £28,000 transfer fee, that also included the return transfer of Ireland international striker Johnny Gavin to Norwich.[4] Norman played his first game for his new club against Cardiff City, and stayed at White Hart Lane until 1965, making 411 first-team appearances and scoring 19 goals for Spurs. He was an integral part of Bill Nicholson's Double-winning Tottenham team of 1960–61 that went on to retain the FA Cup in 1962, and win the 1963 Cup Winners' Cup.[5]
International career
editAt international level, Norman made 23 appearances for England, including in the 1962 World Cup. He was also a member of the England squad at the 1958 World Cup, but did not play.[5] He suffered a double fracture of tibia and fibula playing for Spurs against a Hungarian Select XI in November 1965,[6][7] which brought a premature end to his career.[5]
Personal life and death
editIn 2014, Norman was diagnosed with vascular dementia.[8]
Norman died from cancer on 27 November 2022, at the age of 88.[8][9]
Honours
editTottenham Hotspur
References
edit- ^ "Maurice Norman". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Maurice Norman". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "New Hall Of Fame Members Enrolled". Norwich City F.C. 26 November 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "Canary Centenary Great Players". Norwich Evening News. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "Maurice Norman". Hall of Fame. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "Spurs Show More Invention In Attack". The Times. 19 November 1965. p. 4.
Near the end, too, came an unfortunate accident to Norman, a pure mischance, when he fell going for a heavy tackle, was taken from the field on a stretcher, and thence to hospital with a fractured leg.
- ^ "Nation's Cup To Be Changed. Already Too Much Football". The Times. 20 November 1965. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Maurice Norman". Tottenham Hotspur. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Maurice Norman obituary". The Times. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ a b Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
External links
edit- A human colossus: article at MEHSTG, a Tottenham Hotspur fansite
- Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame
- Maurice Norman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database