Norman Christie
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This article is about the English footballer. For the Scottish footballer, see Norman Christie (footballer, born 1925).
Norman Christie (24 November 1909 – 4 August 1989) was an English footballer and manager who played for Bishop Auckland, Huddersfield Town and Blackburn Rovers.[4]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1909-11-24)24 November 1909[1] | ||
Place of birth | Hebburn, County Durham, England[2] | ||
Date of death | 4 August 1989 (aged 89) | ||
Place of death | North Yorkshire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Bishop Auckland | |||
1931–1934 | Huddersfield Town | 47 | (0) |
1934–1937 | Blackburn Rovers | 43 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He was a centre-half (central defender). He used to tell how he once jumped up with the opposing centre-forward to head the ball; he jumped with his mouth open, and came down with a mouthful of the forward's skin from the back of his neck.[5]
Christie was born in Hebburn, Durham, the son of William Davidson Christie and Janet Borland. He married Greta Margaret Pratt in 1936.[6]