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23 June 1919 Camelon, Scotland |
| Died |
June 1990 (aged 70–71) Derby, England |
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Norman George Corbett (23 June 1919 – June 1990) was a Scottish who played as a right-half.[1]
Career[]
Born in Camelon, Falkirk, as a schoolboy Corbett captained the Falkirk team that won the Scottish Schools Trophy. He also played for Scotland Boys. He signed for Heart of Midlothian at the age of 15[2] although never played a competitive first team game for the Edinburgh club. While farmed out at Musselburgh Athletic, he played for Scotland Juniors three times (including twice as captain, the youngest-ever player to do so).[3]
Corbett played for West Ham United between April 1937 and 1950. In a career that was badly affected by World War II, he made a total of 306 appearances for the club, including war competitions, scoring eight goals.[4] He won a Football League War Cup winners medal in 1940, although he did not appear in the final, and was an ever-present for the Irons during the 1947–48 season.[2]
After the outbreak of the war, Corbett served as a volunteer with the Essex Regiment, and guested for Southampton.[2]
He played his last League game for West Ham against Cardiff City on 15 April 1950, and appeared only for the reserve team after that. He later became a coach and joined Clapton .[2]
Norrie was brother of Hammers player David (who was also a right-half) and Willie, who guested for the club during World War II.[2]
References[]
- ↑ "N". Barry Hugman's Footballers. http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/4101. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. pp. 52. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
- ↑ Scottish junior football's young achievers: Norrie Corbett and Joe Fascione, Douglas Gorman, Scottish Sport History, 14 May 2021
- ↑ "Norman Corbett". westhamstats.info. http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=149&united=Norman_Corbett.
External links[]
- Norman Corbett at Spartacus Educational
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