Bob Norris (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Norris | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1875 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, England | ||
| Date of death | 1940, aged ~65 | ||
| Playing position | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1896−1898 | Blackpool | 53 | (0) |
| 1898–1904 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 1904–1905 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | (3) |
| 1905–190? | Nottingham Forest | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Bob Norris (12 March 1875 − 1940) was an English footballer who played as a left half with Blackpool, Nottingham Forest and Doncaster Rovers in the Football League.
Norris appeared in Blackpool's first game in the Football League, a 3–1 defeat, on 5 September 1896, at Lincoln City's Sincil Bank.
He moved to Nottingham Forest for the beginning of the 1898–99 season.
Signed by Doncaster Rovers in 1904 Norris went on to make 23 Football League and FA Cup appearances.
After Doncaster were relegated back to the Midland League at the end of the 1904–05 season, Norris returned to Nottingham Forest, going on a tour of Argentina and Uruguay where they won all 8 games.
Altogether, he made 146 appearances for Forest over his 6 year stay there.
On 31 March 1900, Norris played for a representative English League XI against a Scottish XI at Crystal Palace. He scored an own goal in the 90th minute, giving the Scots the equaliser to draw the match.
Norris had a son, Eric Norris, and a grandson Bob Norris, who both also played for Nottingham Forest.
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