Norman Deeley
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| Norman Deeley | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Victor Deeley | |
| Date of birth | November 30, 1933 | |
| Place of birth | Wednesbury, England | |
| Date of death | September 7, 2007 (aged 73) | |
| Place of death | Wednesbury, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |
| Playing position | Right wing | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1951-1962 1962-1964 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers Leyton Orient |
206 (66) 73 (9) |
| National team | ||
| 1959 | England | 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Norman Victor Deeley (November 30, 1933 – September 7, 2007) was a professional footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He scored two goals to help the club win the 1960 FA Cup Final, in a performance that won him the Man of the Match award. The winger won three league titles with the club, in addition to the cup triumph. He became a first-choice in the second title-winning season of 1957/58, scoring 23 goals in the process, and following it with 17 more the following year. He had been with the club as an apprentice, making his first team debut on August 25, 1951 in a 2-1 win over Arsenal.
Deeley won two caps during his time at Molineux for the England national team, making his debut on May 13, 1959, on a tour of South America against Brazil, and winning a second and final cap four days later against Peru.
He lost his place in the team during the 1961/62 season, as the club recruited several new wingers. Deeley quickly moved on after this, joining Leyton Orient in February 1962 and helping the club to promotion to the top flight. He played his final season in league football the following campaign as the London team slipped straight back down.
Deeley then moved into non-league football at Worcester City, later having spells at Bromsgrove Rovers and Darlaston before his retirement from the game in 1974. After hanging up his boots, he went on to work as manager of a community centre in Walsall before his retirement.
He died on September 7, 2007, aged 73, from undisclosed causes.
