Maurice Norman
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Maurice Norman (8 May 1934 – 27 November 2022) was an English footballer who played nearly 400 times in the Football League as a centre half for Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur. At international level, Norman won 23 caps for the England national team.[1]
Club career
Norman was born in Mulbarton, Norfolk. He began his career at Norwich City, and played 35 league matches for the Canaries between 1952 and 1955.[1] Despite such a short career with the club, he was elected into the Norwich City Hall of Fame in 2002.[2] He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in November 1955 for a £28,000 transfer fee, that also included the return transfer of Ireland international striker Johnny Gavin to Norwich.[3] Norman played his first game for his new club against Cardiff City, and stayed at White Hart Lane until 1965, making 411 first-team appearances and scoring 19 goals for Spurs. He was an integral part of Bill Nicholson's Double-winning Tottenham team of 1960–61 that went on to retain the FA Cup in 1962, and win the 1963 Cup Winners' Cup.[4]
International career
At international level, Norman made 23 appearances for England, including in the 1962 World Cup. He was also a member of the England squad at the 1958 World Cup, but did not play.[4] He suffered a double fracture of tibia and fibula playing for Spurs against a Hungarian Select XI in November 1965,[5][6] which brought a premature end to his career.[4]
Personal life and death
In 2014, Norman was diagnosed with vascular dementia.[7]
Norman died from cancer on 27 November 2022, at the age of 88.[7][8]
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
References
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External links
- A human colossus: article at MEHSTG, a Tottenham Hotspur fansite
- Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame
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