Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Martin Norris | ||
Date of birth | 22 February 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Stamford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Salford City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1999 | Stamford | ||
1999–2000 | Boston United | 26 | (10) |
2000–2002 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2000–2001 | → Boston United (loan) | 5 | (4) |
2002 | → Hull City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2002 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2002–2008 | Plymouth Argyle | 219 | (26) |
2008–2011 | Ipswich Town | 106 | (13) |
2011–2012 | Portsmouth | 40 | (8) |
2012–2015 | Leeds United | 30 | (3) |
2015 | Peterborough United | 8 | (0) |
2015 | Yeovil Town | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Blackpool | 36 | (1) |
2016 | Leatherhead | 1 | (0) |
2017– | Salford City | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:10, 26 March 2017 (UTC). |
David Martin Norris (born 22 February 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Salford City. Born in Stamford, he has played in the Football League for Hull City, Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Portsmouth and Leeds United. Norris has made more than 400 Football League appearances.
Having started his career at Southern League Midland Division club Stamford, Norris joined Boston United in 1999, who were playing one league higher at the time. He scored ten goals in 26 league appearances in his first season and one more in five cup matches. Boston won promotion to the Football Conference that season as Southern League Premier Division champions. Norris was transferred to Premier League club Bolton Wanderers for a fee in excess of £50,000 in January 2000, which was a record transfer fee received by Boston at the time. He returned to Boston on loan in December and scored four goals in five league appearances. In March 2002, Norris joined Football League Third Division club Hull City on loan, where he played in six matches and scored once. In two-and-a-half years with Bolton, he made one appearance in the FA Cup and four in the League Cup.