Joe Norton

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Joe Norton
Personal information
Full name Joseph Patrick Norton[1]
Date of birth 26 February 1888[2]
Place of birth Stoney Stanton, England
Date of death 1972 (aged 83–84)[1]
Place of death Hinckley, England[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Outside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Avondale
Leicester British United
Leicester Imperial
1910 Atherstone Town
1910–1912 Stockport County 8 (1)
1912–1913 Atherstone Town
1913 Nuneaton Town (2)
1913–1919 Manchester United 37 (3)
1915–1918 → Nottingham Forest (guest) 27 (3)
1919–1920 Leicester City 11 (0)
1920–1922 Bristol Rovers 38 (2)
1922–1923 Swindon Town 26 (2)
1923–1924 Kettering
Atherstone Town
Hinckley Town
Leicester Municipal Officers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Joseph Patrick Norton (26 February 1888 – 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward in the Football League for Stockport County, Manchester United, Leicester City, Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town.[1][3][4][5][6]

Personal life[]

Norton served as a private in the Leicestershire Regiment during the First World War.[7]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stockport County 1911–12[7] Second Division 8 1 1 1 9 2
Manchester United 1913–14[7] First Division 8 0 0 0 8 0
1914–15[7] 29 3 0 0 29 3
Total 37 3 0 0 37 3
Leicester City 1919–20[7] Second Division 11 0 1 0 12 0
Bristol Rovers 1920–21[7] Third Division South 13 1 1 1 14 2
1921–22[7] 25 1 0 0 25 1
Total 38 2 1 1 39 3
Swindon Town 1922–23[7] Third Division South 26 2 1 0 27 2
Career total 120 7 4 1 124 8

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 219. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Football League Players Index". Bristol Rovers Memorabilia. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Nuneaton Town 1894-1919 - Part 2" (PDF). p. 203. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Norton Joe Bristol Rovers 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 16 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Sharpe, Graham (8 December 2014). Free the Manchester United One. Portico. ISBN 978-1-910232-15-6.
  6. ^ "Joe Norton". The City Ground. Retrieved 16 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Joe Norton – Manchester United and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

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