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Norman Findlay

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Norman Findlay
Personal information
Full name Norman Findlay[1]
Date of birth 1890[2]
Place of birth Walker, England
Date of death 1949 (aged 58–59)[3]
Place of death Ealing, England[3]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[4]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newcastle City
0000–1914 Blyth Spartans
1914–1919 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
1915–1916Walker Celtic (guest)
1921–1926 Coventry City 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norman Findlay (1890–1949) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Coventry City.[1][5]

Personal life

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Findlay worked as a carpenter in the shipyards.[3] He served as a corporal in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War.[6] Findlay was not deployed to the Western Front and was released from the army in September 1916 to work in the Newcastle shipyards.[3][7] He later moved to Isleworth and worked repairing barges on the Thames.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 1921–22[8] Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1925–26[8] Third Division North 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 9 0 0 0 9 0

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 98. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ "Norman Findlay – Hearts Career – from 24 Aug 1914 to 24 Aug 1914". London Hearts. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Purdie, Tom (15 August 2014). Hearts at War 1914–1919. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3334-3.
  4. ^ "The lure of promotion. Coventry City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  5. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. ^ "The Heart of Midlothian FC Players' Roll of Honour" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  7. ^ "The Sporting Battalion". McCraes Battalion Trust. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Norman Findlay". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.