Norman Curtis

Norman Curtis

Personal information
Full name	Norman Curtis
Date of birth	10 September 1924 (1924-09-10) (age 87)
Place of birth	Dinnington, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
19??–1950	Gainsborough Trinity	?
1950–1960	Sheffield Wednesday	310	(21)
1960–1961	Doncaster Rovers	39	(3)
1961–1965	Buxton	?	(?)
Teams managed
1960-1961	Doncaster Rovers (player)
1961-1965	Buxton (player)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:17, 8 July 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:17, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Norman Curtis (10 September 1924 – 7 September 2009) was an English footballer, who played as a full back in the Football League in the 1950s and 1960s.

He started his Football League career at a relatively late age, moving from Gainsborough Trinity to Sheffield Wednesday in 1950 when aged 25. Curtis went on to make 324 senior appearances (scoring 24 goals) for Wednesday between 1950–60.^[1] During his time at Wednesday the club experienced three promotions and three relegations between the First Division and the Second Division. He was nicknamed 'Cannonball' as when he took Wednesday's penalties he ran from inside his own half.^[2]

He moved to Doncaster Rovers for 1960–61 as a player-manager and made 39 league appearances before moving to Buxton for four years as player-manager.^[3][2]

References

1. ^ Sheff Wed stats at adrianbullock.com
2. ^ ^{a b} Independent - obituary
3. ^ Playing Stats at Neil Brown

Persondata
Name	Curtis, Norman
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	1924-09-10
Place of birth	Dinnington, England
Date of death	7 September 2009
Place of death