Norman Wood (footballer, born 1890)

Norman Wood
Personal information
Full name	Norman Arthur Wood
Date of birth	4 November 1890
Place of birth	Tooting, England
Date of death	28 July 1916 (aged 25)
Place of death	Delville Wood, France
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1908	Bromley
1908–1909	Tottenham Hotspur
1909–1910	Crystal Palace
1910–1911	Plymouth Argyle
1911–1912	Croydon Common
1912–1913	Chelsea
1913–1915	Stockport County
1915	Stalybridge Celtic
1915	Football Battalion
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 life

On 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	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]	Second Division	21	2	1	0	22	2
	Total		58	12	2	0	60	12
Career total			86	17	6	2	92	19

References

^ ^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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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 318. ISBN 978-1905891610.

[2] Norman Wood at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[3] "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[RoyalsRemembered-4] "Royals Remembered". Reading FC | Home of the Royals!. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[Croydon-5] "Biographies – Wood Norman Arthur" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[6] 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.

[7] "Norman Arthur Wood | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

[8] Scallan, Trevor. "Norman Wood". GoS-DB. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[Watts-9] Watts, Ian. "Norman Wood County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

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Norman Wood (footballer, born 1890)

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