Norman Whitfield (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Norman Whitfield[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 April 1896 | ||
Place of birth | West Wylam, England | ||
Date of death | 14 November 1962 66)[2] | (aged||
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 | |||
* 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] He later captained Nuneaton Town in non-league football.[4]
Personal life
Whitfield served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War.[5] He was wounded during the war.[6]
Honours
- Tamworth Charity Cup: 1928–29, 1929–30[7][8]
- Nuneaton Hospitals Cup: 1928–29[7]
- Nuneaton Charity Cup: 1928–29, 1929–30[7][8]
- Chapel End Nursing Cup: 1929–30[8]
- Atherstone Nursing Cup: 1929–30[8]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leicester City | 1913–14[9] | Second Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
1914–15[9] | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
1919–20[9] | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
Total | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||
Chesterfield | 1922–23[10] | Third Division North | 33 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 15 |
1923–24[11] | 34 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 20 | ||
1924–25[12] | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | ||
1925–26[13] | 31 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 19 | ||
1926–27[14] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
Total | 120 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 131 | 66 | ||
Career total | 144 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 155 | 72 |
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.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. 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.
- 1 2 3 "Norman Whitfield | Leicester City career stats – FoxesHistory". Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1922-23".
- ↑ "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1923-24".
- ↑ "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1924-25".
- ↑ "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1925-26".
- ↑ "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1926-27".
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