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Norman Christie

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This article is about the English footballer. For the Scottish footballer, see Norman Christie (footballer, born 1925).

Norman Christie
Personal information
Date of birth (1909-11-24)24 November 1909[1]
Place of birth Hebburn, County Durham, England[2]
Date of death 4 August 1989 (aged 89)
Place of death North Yorkshire, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bishop Auckland
1931–1934 Huddersfield Town 47 (0)
1934–1937 Blackburn Rovers 43 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norman Christie (24 November 1909 – 4 August 1989) was an English footballer and manager who played for Bishop Auckland, Huddersfield Town and Blackburn Rovers.[4]

He was a centre-half (central defender). He used to tell how he once jumped up with the opposing centre-forward to head the ball; he jumped with his mouth open, and came down with a mouthful of the forward's skin from the back of his neck.[5]

Christie was born in Hebburn, Durham, the son of William Davidson Christie and Janet Borland. He married Greta Margaret Pratt in 1936.[6]

References

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  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  2. ^ 1911 England Census
  3. ^ "Blackburn Rovers. Search for inside man". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  5. ^ Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Norman Christie Married". Huddersfield Weekly Examiner. Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. 6 June 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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