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English footballer

Norman Whitfield
Personal information
Full name Norman Whitfield
Date of birth 3 April 1896
Place of birth West Wylam, England
Date of death 14 November 1962(1962-11-14) (aged 66)
Place of death Leicester, England
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)
Position(s) Inside left
Youth career
Prudhoe Celtic Juniors
Jarrow Croft
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1920 Leicester City 24 (6)
1920–1922 Hednesford Town 68 (66)
1922–1927 Chesterfield 120 (60)
Worcester City
1928–1930 Nuneaton Town (47)
Hinckley United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norman Whitfield (3 April 1896 – 14 November 1962) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left in the Football League for Chesterfield and Leicester City. He later captained Nuneaton Town in non-League football.

Personal life

Whitfield served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and was wounded during the course of his service.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City 1913–14 Second Division 4 1 0 0 4 1
1914–15 Second Division 12 3 0 0 12 3
1919–20 Second Division 8 2 0 0 8 2
Total 24 6 0 0 24 6
Hednesford Town 1920–21 Birmingham and District League 34 27 0 0 34 27
1921–22 Birmingham and District League 34 39 0 0 34 39
Total 68 66 0 0 68 66
Chesterfield 1922–23 Third Division North 33 13 4 2 37 15
1923–24 Third Division North 34 18 3 2 37 20
1924–25 Third Division North 20 11 0 0 20 11
1925–26 Third Division North 31 17 3 2 34 19
1926–27 Third Division North 2 1 1 0 3 1
Total 120 60 11 6 131 66
Career total 212 132 11 6 223 138

Honours

Nuneaton Town

  • Tamworth Charity Cup: 1928–29, 1929–30
  • Nuneaton Hospitals Cup: 1928–29
  • Nuneaton Charity Cup: 1928–29, 1929–30
  • Chapel End Nursing Cup: 1929–30
  • Atherstone Nursing Cup: 1929–30

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 14. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Chesterfield FC: Football League & National League players, 1921 to date". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. "Optimists of the North. Chesterfield". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  4. ^ "No. 34 Norman Whitfield" (PDF). Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  5. Nuneaton Town 1919–1937 Part 2 2015, p. 34.
  6. "Norman Whitfield – Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  7. "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part 22". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Norman Whitfield | Leicester City career stats". FoxesHistory. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  9. "Line-ups – Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1922-23". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  10. "Line-ups – Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1923-24". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  11. "Line-ups – Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1924-25". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  12. "Line-ups – Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1925-26". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  13. "Line-ups – Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1926-27". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Nuneaton Town 1919–1937 Part 1" (PDF). Nuneaton Town Supporters Co-operative. 2015. p. 253. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Nuneaton Town 1919–1937 Part 2" (PDF). Nuneaton Town Supporters Co-operative. 2015. p. 25. Retrieved 2 October 2016.


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