Norman Findlay
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Norman Findlay[1] | ||
Place of birth | Walker, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Newcastle City | |||
–1914 | Blyth Spartans | ||
1914–1919 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
1915–1916 | → Walker Celtic (guest) | ||
1921–1926 | Coventry City | 9 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Norman Findlay was an English professional football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Coventry City.[1][3]
Personal life[]
Findlay served as a corporal in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was released from the army in September 1916 to work in the shipyards.[4][5]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Coventry City | 1921–22[6] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1925–26[6] | Third Division North | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 98. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ "The lure of promotion. Coventry City". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "The Heart of Midlothian FC Players' Roll of Honour" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "The Sporting Battalion – McCraes Battalion Trust". McCraes Battalion Trust. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Norman Findlay". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
Categories:
- English footballers
- Royal Scots soldiers
- English Football League players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- McCrae's Battalion
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- Walker Celtic F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne
- British Army personnel of World War I
- English football goalkeeper stubs