Norman Corbett

Norman George Corbett (23 June 1919 – June 1990) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right-half.[1]

Norman Corbett
Personal information
Full name Norman George Corbett
Date of birth (1919-06-23)23 June 1919
Place of birth Camelon, Scotland
Date of death June 1990 (aged 70–71)
Place of death Derby, England
Playing position(s) Right half
Youth career
1934–1935 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1936 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
1935–1936 → Musselburgh Athletic
1937–1950 West Ham United 166 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Hearts at the age of 15[2] and, while farmed out at Musselburgh Athletic, played for Scotland Juniors twice.

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.[3] 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
  1. "Norman Corbett". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 52. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  3. "Norman Corbett". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.