Norman Lockhart (footballer)
{{Short description|Irish footballer (1924–1993)}}
{{Other uses|Norman Lockhart (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Norman Lockhart
| image =
| image_size = 225
| caption = Signed cutting of Lockhart at Aston Villa
| fullname = Norman Lockhart
| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|03|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland
| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|08|19|1924|03|04|df=y}}
| death_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland
| height = {{convert|5|ft|6|in}}
| position = Outside left
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1940
| youthclubs1 = Windsor Star F.C.
| years1 = 1940–1944
| clubs1 = Distillery
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1944–1946
| clubs2 = Linfield
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1946–1947
| clubs3 = Swansea Town
| caps3 = 47
| goals3 = 13
| years4 = 1947–1952
| clubs4 = Coventry City
| caps4 = 181
| goals4 = 41
| years5 = 1952–1956
| clubs5 = Aston Villa
| caps5 = 74
| goals5 = 10
| years6 = 1956–1958
| clubs6 = Bury
| caps6 = 42
| goals6 = 6
| years7 = 1958–1959
| clubs7 = Ards
| caps7 =
| goals7 =
| totalcaps = 344+
| totalgoals = 70+
| nationalyears1 = 1946–1950
| nationalteam1 = Ireland (IFA)
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1951–1956
| nationalteam2 = Northern Ireland
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 1
}}
Norman Lockhart (4 March 1924 – 19 August 1993) was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland. Despite being naturally right footed Lockhart played as an outside left for Distillery, Linfield, Swansea Town, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Bury and Ards.{{WorldFootball.net}} He represented the Northern Ireland national football team eight times between 1946 and 1956. He scored two goals in his international debut against England at Windsor Park, Belfast in 1946.
Career statistics
=Club=
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rowspan="2"|Club
! rowspan="2" |Division !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
rowspan="3"|Linfield
| – |1944–45Northern Regional League – An unofficial league which ran for seven seasons between 1940–1947, set up while the Irish league was suspended as a result of World War II. |colspan="2" | |||||||
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–
|1945–46See Note 1. |colspan="2" | |||||||
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!Total !colspan="2" | |||||||
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rowspan="3"|Swansea Town
|2 | 34 | 11 | colspan="2" | ||||
|colspan="2" | |||||||
|34 | 11 | ||||||
3 | 13 | 2 | colspan="2" | ||||
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|13 | 2 | ||||||
-
!Total !47 | 13 | colspan="2" | |||||
!colspan="2" | |||||||
!47 | 13 | ||||||
rowspan="7"|Coventry City
|2 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" | ||
|33 | 7 | ||||||
2 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | ||
|31 | 5 | ||||||
2 | 32 | 7 | colspan="2" | ||||
|colspan="2" | |||||||
|32 | 7 | ||||||
2 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | ||
|39 | 7 | ||||||
2 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2" | ||
|45 | 17 | ||||||
3 | 8 | 1 | colspan="2" | ||||
|colspan="2" | |||||||
|8 | 1 | ||||||
-
!Total !181 | 41 | 7 | 3 | colspan="2" | |||
!188 | 44 | ||||||
rowspan="5"|Aston Villa
|1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | ||
|16 | 1 | ||||||
1 | 18 | 2 | colspan="2" | ||||
|colspan="2" | |||||||
|18 | 2 | ||||||
1 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | colspan="2" | ||
|32 | 5 | ||||||
1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | ||
|19 | 4 | ||||||
-
!74 | 10 | 11 | 2 | colspan="2" | |||
!85 | 12 | ||||||
rowspan="3"|Bury
|2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | ||
|22 | 1 | ||||||
3 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | ||
|20 | 5 | ||||||
-
!Total !42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||
!44 | 6 | ||||||
rowspan="2"|Ards
| – |colspan="2" | |||||||
|colspan="2" | |||||||
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
-
!Total !colspan="2" | |||||||
!colspan="2" | |||||||
!1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
colspan="3" |Career total
!344 | 70 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 365 | 75 |
=International=
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! colspan=3 | IFA XI/Northern Ireland | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|
1946 | 1 | 2 |
1950 | 1 | 0 |
1951 | 1 | 0 |
1952 | 1 | 0 |
1953 | 2 | 1 |
1955 | 1 | 0 |
1956 | 1 | 0 |
Total||8||3 |
Honours
=Club=
==Linfield==
- Irish Cup Runner-up (1): 1943–44.
- Irish Cup Winner (2): 1944–45, 1945–56.
- Northern Regional League Champion (2): 1944–45, 1945–46.
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.britishpathe.com/video/scotland-beat-ireland-scotland-and-ireland-only/query/Lockhart, British Pathe] – Ireland vs. Scotland, Windsor Park, Belfast, 1953.
- [http://www.britishpathe.com/video/goodison-park-england-v-ireland/query/Lockhart, British Pathe] – England vs. Ireland, Goodison Park, Liverpool, 1953.
- [http://www.britishpathe.com/video/wales-1-v-ireland-1/query/lockhart, British Pathe] – Wales vs. Ireland, Ninian Park, Cardiff, 1956.
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Category:Men's association football outside forwards
Category:Lisburn Distillery F.C. players
Category:Linfield F.C. players
Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players
Category:Coventry City F.C. players
Category:Aston Villa F.C. players
Category:Ireland national football team (1882–1950)
Category:Northern Ireland men's international footballers
Category:Association footballers from Belfast
Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland