Norman Hobson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Hobson | ||
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954 | Oswestry Town | ? | (?) |
| 1954-1962 | Shrewsbury Town | 212 | (5) |
| 1962 | Sankeys | ? | (?) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Norman Hobson (born 22 August 1933) is a former professional footballer who played as a right back for Shrewsbury Town. Norman signed from Oswestry Town in October 1954 and spent 8 seasons at Shrewsbury, making 212 league appearances scoring 5 goals[1] along with 10 FA Cup appearances, 2 league cup appearances with 1 goal. He moved to the Telford-based Sankey's Football Club in January 1962. In 1958/59 season he won promotion with Shrewsbury Town to 3rd tier of English football and played under legendary Town player manager Arthur Rowley. His last appearance for Shrewsbury was on 7 January 1962 in a 1-1 away draw at Aldershot in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. He also played a part in the Shrewsbury team that got to the League Cup semi final that same year.[2]
Honours
with Shrewsbury Town
- Football League Fourth Division promotion 1958–59
References
- ↑ "Norman Hobson". Hugman's footballers. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/UI/Person.aspx?oid=13893. Missing or empty
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- Jones, Mike (2004). "Chapter 8 A Ton of Goals, Arthur Lightings the Darkness". In Jones, Mike. Breathe on 'em Salop The Second Coming. Salop Sporting Services Publishers. pp. 54–249. ISBN 0-9548099-1-2.