David Norris (footballer)

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David Norris
Personal information
Date of birth February 22, 1981 (age 26)
Place of birth    Flag of England Peterborough, England
Nickname Chuck
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Flag of England Plymouth Argyle
Number 7
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999 - 2000
2000 - 2001
2000 - 2001
2001 - 2002
2002
2002 - Present
Flag of England Boston United
Flag of England Bolton Wanderers
Flag of England Boston United (On loan)
Flag of England Bolton Wanderers
Flag of England Hull City (On loan)
Flag of England Plymouth Argyle
017 0(8)
002 0(0)
005 0(4)
000 0(0)
006 0(1)
186 (20)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of January 22 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of August 12 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

David Norris (born February 22, 1981 in Peterborough, England) is a central or right sided midfielder for English league club Plymouth Argyle.

[edit] Biography

  • Norris started his career at Boston United, which was a non-league club at the time. 'Nosher', as he was known, was a popular goal-scoring midfielder and his performances soon attracted the attentions of league clubs. Bolton Wanderers won the race for his signature, and paid Boston £50,000 for the 18 year old in February 2000.

Described by Sam Allardyce as "one for the future", Norris found first team appearances very rare. He was loaned back to Boston within a month of signing to keep himself match fit. He was loaned once again in 2002 to Hull City, for a month, playing 6 games (3 as a sub) and scoring 1 goal. After only making 2 appearances for Bolton in the League Cup and FA Cup, he was loaned to Plymouth Argyle. He had his loan extended to the full three months and was then signed for an undisclosed fee in October 2002.

He has since acquired the new nickname of "Chuck", and became an integral part of Argyle’s promotion to The Championship in 2004. Although short (5’7"), he is stocky, extremely fit and enthusiastic, which makes him a firm favourite between fans and players.

At the end of the 2005/06 season Norris was named Plymouth Argyle Fans Player of the Season, and had an excellent start to the following season, including a goal in the 3-2 win over Sunderland in August.

[edit] Career statistics

(correct as of January 22, 2007)

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other 1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boston United 1999–00 17 (0) 8 1 (0) 18 (0) 8
Total 17 (0) 8 1 (0) 18 (0) 8
Bolton Wanderers 2000–01 2 (0) 2 (0)
Total 2 (0) 2 (0)
Boston United
(On Loan)
2000–01 5 (0) 4 5 (0) 4
Total 5 (0) 4 5 (0) 4
Bolton Wanderers 2001–02 1 (0) 1 (1) 2 (1)
Total 1 (0) 1 (1) 2 (1)
Hull City
(On Loan)
2001–02 3 (3) 1 3 (3) 1
Total 3 (3) 1 3 (3) 1
Plymouth Argyle 2002–03 29 (4) 6 3 (0) 32 (4) 6
2003–04 42 (3) 5 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (1) 44 (3) 5
2004–05 33 (2) 3 33 (2) 3
2005–06 44 (1) 2 1 (0) 1 (0) 46 (1) 2
2006–07 28 (0) 4 2 (0) 1 1 (0) 31 (0) 5
Total 176 (10) 20 7 (0) 1 3 (0) 0 (1) 186 (11) 21
Career Total 201 (13) 33 10 (0) 1 6 (0) 0 (1) 216 (15) 34

Note 1: Football League Trophy


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