Bryan Alfred Thurlow (6 June 1936 – 5 January 2002) was a professional footballer who spent the majority of his career with
Norwich City.
Thurlow, a right-back, began his career in local non-league football (playing for Loddon and Bungay Town) before signing for Norwich as a professional in August 1954. He stayed at Carrow Road for ten years, playing an important part in the club's run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1959 and their promotion to division two a year later. In total, he played 224 games for Norwich, scoring 1 goal. After leaving Norwich in 1964, he played for
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
and
Lowestoft Town
Lowestoft Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club from Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. They are currently members of the and play at Crown Meadow.
History
The club was established in 1887 as Lowestoft F.C. by a merger of East Suf ...
before retiring. He died in 2002.
Sources
*''Canary Citizens'' by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001),
English footballers
Norwich City F.C. players
Bristol City F.C. players
Lowestoft Town F.C. players
1936 births
2002 deaths
Association football fullbacks
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