Norman Whitfield (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Whitfield[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | West Wylam, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 1962 (aged 66)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Leicester, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Prudhoe Celtic Juniors | |||
| Jarrow Croft | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1919 | Leicester City | 24 | (6) |
| 1919–1922 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 1922–1927 | Chesterfield | 120 | (60) |
| Worcester City | |||
| 1928–1930 | Nuneaton Town | (47) | |
| Hinckley United | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Norman Whitfield (3 April 1896 – 14 November 1962) was an English professional football inside left who played in the Football League for Chesterfield and Leicester City.[1][2][3][4] He later captained Nuneaton Town in non-league football.[5]
Personal life
Whitfield served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War.[6] He was wounded during the war.[7]
Honours
- Nuneaton Hospitals Cup: 1928–29[8]
- Nuneaton Charity Cup: 1928–29, 1929–30[8][9]
- Chapel End Nursing Cup: 1929–30[9]
- Atherstone Nursing Cup: 1929–30[9]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 14. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information". Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ "No. 34 Norman Whitfield" (PDF). Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ "Norman Whitfield | Leicester City career stats - FoxesHistory - FoxesTalk Forum". FoxesTalk Forum. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ Nuneaton Town 1919-1937 Part 2 2015, p. 34.
- ↑ "Norman Whitfield - Service Record - Football and the First World War".
- ↑ City, Leicester. "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part 22". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- 1 2 3 "Nuneaton Town 1919-1937 Part 1" (PDF). p. 253. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Nuneaton Town 1919-1937 Part 2" (PDF). p. 25. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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