Norman Lockhart (footballer)

Norman H. Lockhart (4 March 1924 – 19 August 1993) was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland.[1] Lockhart played as an outside left for Linfield, Swansea Town, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Bury and Ards.[2] He represented the Northern Ireland national football team eight times between 1946 and 1956.[3]

For other uses, see Norman Lockhart (disambiguation).

Norman Lockhart

Personal information
Full name	Norman H. Lockhart
Date of birth	(1924-03-04)4 March 1924
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death	19 August 1993(1993-08-19) (aged 69)
Place of death	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Playing position(s)	Outside left
Youth career
0000–1940	Windsor Star F.C.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1940–1944	Distillery
1944–1946	Linfield
1946–1947	Swansea Town	47	(13)
1947–1952	Coventry City	181	(41)
1952–1956	Aston Villa	74	(10)
1956–1958	Bury	42	(6)
1958–1959	Ards
Total		344+	(70+)
National team
1946–1950	Ireland (IFA)	2	(2)
1951–1956	Northern Ireland	6	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

[1][4][5][2][3]

Club	Division	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Linfield	–	1944–45[nb 1]	-		-		-		-
	–	1945–46[nb 2]	-		-		-		-
	-	Total	-		-		-		-
Swansea Town	2	1946–47	34	11	-		-		34	11
	3	1947–48	13	2	-		-		13	2
	-	Total	47	13	-		-		47	13
Coventry City	2	1947–48	31	6	2	1	-		33	7
	2	1948–49	30	5	1	0	-		31	5
	2	1949–50	32	7	-		-		32	7
	2	1950–51	38	7	1	0	-		39	7
	2	1951–52	42	15	3	2	-		45	17
	3	1952–53	8	1	-		-		8	1
	-	Total	181	41	7	3	-		188	44
Aston Villa	1	1952–53	14	1	2	0	-		16	1
	1	1953–54	18	2	-		-		18	2
	1	1954–55	25	3	7	2	-		32	5
	1	1955–56	17	4	2	0	-		19	4
	-	Total[6]	74	10	11	2	-		85	12
Bury	2	1956–57	22	1	1	0	-		22	1
	3	1957–58	20	5	1	0	-		20	5
	-	Total	42	6	2	0	-		44	6
Ards	–	1958–59	-		-		1	0	1	0
	-	Total	-		-		1	0	1	0
Career total			344	70	20	5	1	0	365	75

International

[7]

IFA XI/Northern Ireland
Year	Apps	Goals
1946	1	2
1950	1	0
1951	1	0
1952	1	0
1953	2	1
1955	1	0
1956	1	0
Total	8	3

Honours

Club

Linfield

[1]

• Irish Cup Runner-up (1): 1943–44.
• Irish Cup Winner (2): 1944–45, 1945–56.
• Northern Regional League Champion (2): 1944–45, 1945–46.

Notes

1. Northern Regional League – An unofficial league which ran for seven seasons between 1940–1947, set up while the Irish league was suspended as a result of World War II.
2. See Note 1.

References

1. "NIFG: Norman Lockhart". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
2. Norman Lockhart at WorldFootball.net
3. Norman Lockhart at National-Football-Teams.com
4. Norman Lockhart at FootballDatabase.eu
5. "Norman Lockhart". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
6. "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
7. "Norman Lockhart – national football team player". Norman Lockhart – national football team player. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

External links

• British Pathe – Ireland vs. Scotland, Windsor Park, Belfast, 1953.
• British Pathe – England vs. Ireland, Goodison Park, Liverpool, 1953.
• British Pathe – Wales vs. Ireland, Ninian Park, Cardiff, 1956.