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Chelsea FC Profile: Norman Wood

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Full Name: Norman Arthur Wood

Born: 1889
Place of birth: Tooting, London, England
Height: 5' 9"
Died: Friday, 28th July 1916 (aged 27)
Place of death: Longueval, Somme Department, France
Burial: Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial (Pier and Face 12 D and 13 B)

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's Non First-Team from 1912 to 1913


Playing Career:


Tottenham Hotspur
Crystal Palace
Plymouth Argyle
Croydon Common
Chelsea (Jan 1912 to Jan 1913) - cost: unknown
Stockport County
Stalybridge Celtic
Reading

See full chronological appearance listing HERE

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1912 / 13 1
Total1

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Norman Wood made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly29th Aug 1912Chelsea11Chelseaunknown match drawn

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1911 / 12 8
1912 / 13 14
Total22

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1911 / 12 5
1912 / 13 6
Total11


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Norman Wood made 22 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League16th Mar 1912Fulham10Chelsea3,000 match lost
Reserve League18th Mar 1912Clapton Orient22Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 2 goals
Reserve League25th Mar 1912Chelsea21Woolwich Arsenalunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League6th Apr 1912Chelsea40Readingunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League8th Apr 1912Chelsea51Tottenham Hotspur10,000 match won
Reserve League17th Apr 1912Croydon Common01Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly18th Apr 1912Peterborough City11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly30th Apr 1912Chelsea80Peterborough Cityunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League2nd Sep 1912Chelsea32Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly7th Sep 1912Southall02Chelsea600 match won
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup23rd Sep 1912Chelsea31Tottenham Hotspur3,000 match won
Reserve League19th Oct 1912Fulham00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Oct 1912Chelsea10Peterborough Cityunknown match won
Friendly23rd Nov 1912Biggleswade Town03Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly30th Nov 1912Southend Amateurs03Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly14th Dec 1912Barnet and Alston10Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League25th Jan 1913Chelsea40West Ham Unitedunknown match won scored 1 goal
Friendly1st Feb 1913Ilkeston United13Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Friendly1st Mar 1913Gillingham00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly8th Mar 1913Chelsea50Gillinghamunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League15th Mar 1913Bristol City13Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League24th Mar 1913Peterborough City31Chelsea4,000 match lost

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In February 1915, Norman enlisted in the Army, joining 17th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment, the Football Battalion, but then signing for Stalybridge Celtic the following month, later playing for Reading whilst undergoing military training.

In the summer of 1916, he was by now a Sergeant and involved in the heavy fighting to take Delville Wood during the Somme Campaign and on 28 July he was killed in action.

Norman’s body was never recovered.

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