James Norwood
Norwood celebrates a hat-trick for Forest Green Rovers in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Thomas Norwood | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Eastbourne, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Tranmere Rovers | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2002 | Old Town Boys (Eastbourne) | ||
| 2002–2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 2004–2005 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2005–2008 | Eastbourne Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Eastbourne Town | 15 | (10) |
| 2009–2011 | Exeter City | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Sutton United (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Forest Green Rovers | 165 | (50) |
| 2015– | Tranmere Rovers | 75 | (36) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | England Schools U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | England C | 7 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2014 (UTC) |
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James Thomas Norwood (born 5 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Tranmere Rovers as a striker, having previously played for Exeter City and Forest Green Rovers.
He started his career with Eastbourne Town, making eight senior appearances before signing for Exeter City in July 2009. Two years later, in June 2011, he joined Forest Green Rovers, who he left in May 2015.
Norwood also represented England Schools in 2009, making his debut on 5 March against Wales in the Carnegie Centenary Shield. He scored his first goal against France on 13 June 2009.
Born in Eastbourne, East Sussex, Norwood played for Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace youth teams. He later represented, Eastbourne Town youth, St Bede's School and England Schools as a youth player in the 2008–09 season. Later in that same season, he played for Eastbourne Town's senior side despite still being at school, making eighteen appearances for the Isthmian League Division One South club.
In April 2009, he won the English Schools FA Trophy with St Bedes against Carre's Grammar School, Lincolnshire and was made infamous with the Carre's pupils as 'Pink Boots'. He made his debut for England Schools on 5 March, against Wales in the Carnegie Centenary Shield. In June 2009, Norwood represented England Schools again in their 4–2 defeat against France at Wembley Stadium.
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