Robert Norris (12 March 1875 − 31 March 1940) was an English

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who played as a left half with Blackpool,

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and

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in the Football League.

Club career

Blackpool

Norris appeared in Blackpool's first game in the Football League, a 3–1 defeat, on 5 September 1896, at Lincoln City's

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Nottingham Forest

He moved to

for the beginning of the 1898–99 season.

Doncaster Rovers

Signed by

in 1904 Norris went on to make 23 Football League and FA Cup appearances.

Nottingham Forest

After Doncaster were relegated back to the

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at the end of the 1904–05 season, Norris returned to Nottingham Forest, going on a tour of Argentina and

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where they won all 8 games. Altogether, he made 146 appearances for Forest over his 6-year stay there.

International career

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.

Personal life

Norris had a grandson Bob Norris, who both also played for Nottingham Forest.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Norris, Bob 1875 births 1940 deaths Footballers from Preston, Lancashire English men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Blackpool F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players English Football League players