Norman Wood (footballer, born 1889)

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Norman Wood
Personal information
Full name Norman Arthur Wood[1]
Date of birth 1890[2]
Place of birth Tooting, England
Date of death 28 July 1916 (aged 26)[3]
Place of death Delville Wood, France[4]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1908 Bromley
1908–1909 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
1909–1910 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
1910–1911 Plymouth Argyle 14 (1)
1911–1912 Croydon Common 13 (4)
1912–1913 Chelsea 0 (0)
1913–1915 Stockport County 58 (12)
1915 Stalybridge Celtic
1915 Football Battalion 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norman Arthur Wood (1889 – 28 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County as an inside left.[1] His play was described as "unselfish, for with a crafty left foot he made openings and opportunities for colleagues".[5]

Personal life[edit]

On 7 May 1906, Wood enlisted in the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, but was discharged little over two months later, due to "having made a misstatement as to age on enlistment".[6] On 8 February 1915, six months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wood enlisted in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.[2] Despite being demoted to corporal for absenteeism in November 1915, Wood rose to the rank of sergeant.[4] He was killed at Delville Wood in July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[4]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 1909–10[2] Southern League First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Plymouth Argyle 1910–11[7] Southern League First Division 14 1 0 0 14 1
Croydon Common 1911–12[2] Southern League Second Division 13 4 4 2 17 6
Stockport County 1913–14[8] Second Division 37 10 1 0 38 10
1914–15[8] 21 2 1 0 22 2
Total 58 12 2 0 60 12
Career total 86 17 6 2 92 19

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 318. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Biographies – Wood Norman Arthur" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Royals Remembered". Reading FC | Home of the Royals!. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-0857330772.
  6. ^ "Norman Arthur Wood | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. ^ Scallan, Trevor. "Norman Wood". GoS-DB. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  8. ^ a b Watts, Ian. "Norman Wood County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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