David Norris (footballer)
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| David Norris | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Martin Norris | |
| Date of birth | February 22, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Ipswich Town | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999–2000 2000–2002 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002 2002–2008 2008– |
Boston United Bolton Wanderers → Boston United (loan) → Hull City (loan) → Plymouth Argyle (loan) Plymouth Argyle Ipswich Town |
17 (8) 0 (0) 5 (4) 6 (1) 7 (1) 214 (26) 29 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David Martin Norris (born February 22, 1981 in Peterborough, England) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central or right sided midfielder for Championship club Ipswich Town.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Boston United
Norris started his career at Boston United, which was a non-league club at the time. 'Nosher', as he was known, was a popular goal-scoring midfielder and his performances soon attracted the attentions of league clubs. Bolton Wanderers won the race for his signature, and paid Boston £50,000 for the 18 year old in February 2000.
[edit] Time at Bolton
Described by Sam Allardyce as "one for the future", Norris found first team appearances very rare. He was loaned back to Boston within a month of signing to keep himself match fit. He was loaned once again in 2002 to Hull City, for a month, playing 6 games (3 as a sub) and scoring 1 goal. After only making 2 appearances for Bolton in the League Cup and FA Cup, he was loaned to Plymouth Argyle. He had his loan extended to the full three months and was then signed for a fee of £25,000 in October 2002.
[edit] Plymouth Argyle
He has since acquired the new nickname of "Chuck", and became an integral part of Argyle’s promotion to The Championship in 2004. Although short (5 ft 7 in), he is stocky, extremely fit and enthusiastic, which makes him a firm favourite between fans and players.
At the end of the 2005/06 season Norris was named Plymouth Argyle Fans Player of the Season, and had an excellent start to the following season, including a goal in the 3-2 win over Sunderland in August.
Norris qualifies to play for the Republic of Ireland, through his mother, who has family in Kildare. Though he has never been selected to play for them, he was contacted by Steve Staunton (Ireland's former manager) about playing.[1]
In the January 2008 transfer window Ipswich Town had two bids rejected by the Plymouth board despite Norris handing in a transfer request. Ipswich lodged one final, increased bid which was finally accepted after brokering a deal with Bolton that would allow Plymouth to receive more than the 50% Norris' clause initially gave them. Norris finally signed for Ipswich Town on 31 January 2008 for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until 2011.
[edit] Ipswich Town
He scored his first goal for the club in the 1-1 draw with Southampton away from home. Norris has now established himself as a bit of a fans favourite at Ipswich in a relatively short amount of time and without doing a great deal in games. He has also earned himself the nickname 'Pete' because of his pint-size.
[edit] Luke McCormick controversy
In November 2008 Norris was heavily criticised for a controversial goal celebration against Blackpool, interpreted as a show of support for jailed friend and former Plymouth goalkeeper Luke McCormick.[2] McCormick was returning from Norris' wedding in June 2008 when he fell asleep at the wheel due to the effects of alcohol and caused the deaths of two young boys.[3] He was sentenced to seven years and four months prison time in October of that year.[4]
The family of the bereaved took offence at Norris' gesture and he was subsequently fined and warned by Ipswich.[5] He was once again caught out when he told the Ipswich website[6] he had not intended the celebration as a show of support to Luke McCormick and the statement was later changed by the club, adding further to the controversy. The statement now reads that the celebration was in fact a message to Luke McCormick. Later that week it was revealed that Norris was fined £25k by Ipswich and would make a face-to-face apology to Phil and Amanda Peak (the parents of the two boys).[7]
[edit] Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other 1 | Total | |||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boston United | 1999–00 | 17 (0) | 8 | 1 (0) | — | — | — | — | — | 18 (0) | 8 |
| Total | 17 (0) | 8 | 1 (0) | — | — | — | — | — | 18 (0) | 8 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2000–01 | — | — | — | — | 2 (0) | — | — | — | 2 (0) | — |
| 2001–02 | — | — | 1 (0) | — | 1 (1) | — | — | — | 2 (1) | — | |
| Total | — | — | 1 (0 | — | 3 (1) | — | — | — | 4 (1) | — | |
| Boston United (On Loan) |
2000–01 | 5 (0) | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 (0) | 4 |
| Total | 5 (0) | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 (0) | 4 | |
| Hull City (On Loan) |
2001–02 | 3 (3) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 (3) | 1 |
| Total | 3 (3) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 (3) | 1 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2002–03 | 29 (4) | 6 | 3 (0) | — | — | — | — | — | 32 (4) | 6 |
| 2003–04 | 42 (3) | 5 | 1 (0) | — | 1 (0) | — | 0 (1) | — | 44 (3) | 5 | |
| 2004–05 | 33 (2) | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 (2) | 3 | |
| 2005–06 | 44 (1) | 2 | 1 (0) | — | 1 (0) | — | — | — | 46 (1) | 2 | |
| 2006–07 | 41 (0) | 6 | 5 (0) | 1 | 1 (0) | — | — | — | 47 (0) | 7 | |
| 2007–08 | In progress | ||||||||||
| Total | 189 (10) | 22 | 10 (0) | 1 | 3 (0) | — | 0 (1) | — | 202 (11) | 23 | |
| Career Total | 214 (13) | 33 | 12 (0) | 1 | 6 (1) | — | 0 (1) | — | 232 (15) | 36 | |
Note 1: Football League Trophy
[edit] Sources
[edit] References
- ^ Plymouth Argyle - Norris Not Picked For Ireland, Retrieved on 2007-12-17
- ^ Guardian: Family of killed boys 'disgusted' by Norris goal celebration, Retrieved on 2008-11-10
- ^ McGee, Simon (2008-06-08). "Drink-drive quiz for soccer star in motorway crash that killed two brothers aged eight and ten". http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1024902/Drink-drive-quiz-soccer-star-motorway-crash-killed-brothers-aged-ten.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
- ^ "Footballer killed boys in crash". BBC News. 2008-10-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7654430.stm. Retrieved on 2008-10-06.
- ^ "Club fines 'handcuff' footballer". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/7720615.stm.
- ^ http://www.clubfanzine.com/ipswich_town/v2.showNews.php?id=15806
- ^ http://www.clubfanzine.com/ipswich_town/v2.showNews.php?id=15828
[edit] External links
- David Norris player profile at itfc.co.uk
- David Norris player profile at pafc.co.uk
- David Norris player profile at hullcityafc.net
- David Norris career stats at Soccerbase
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