Norman Arthur Wood (4 November 1890 – 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".[6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Arthur Wood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1890[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Tooting, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 July 1916 (aged 25)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Delville Wood, France[4] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[5] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –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 | |||
Personal life
editOn 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".[7] 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.[5] 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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 1909–10[5] | Southern League First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1910–11[8] | Southern League First Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Croydon Common | 1911–12[5] | Southern League Second Division | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 6 |
| Stockport County | 1913–14[9] | Second Division | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 10 |
| 1914–15[9] | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 58 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 86 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 92 | 19 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 318. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Norman Wood at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Royals Remembered". Reading FC | Home of the Royals!. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Biographies – Wood Norman Arthur" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Norman Arthur Wood | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ Scallan, Trevor. "Norman Wood". GoS-DB. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ a b Watts, Ian. "Norman Wood County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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