Norman Hobson (born 22 August 1933) is a former professional footballer who played as a right back for
Shrewsbury Town. Norman signed from
Oswestry Town
Oswestry Town Football Club was a football club from Shropshire, playing at Victoria Road. They joined the Birmingham League in 1924 and switched to the Cheshire County League in 1959. In 1975 they made the move to the Southern League before ...
in October 1954 and spent 8 seasons at Shrewsbury, making 212 league appearances scoring 5 goals along with 10 FA Cup appearances, 2 league cup appearances with 1 goal. He moved to the Telford-based
Sankey's Football Club in January 1962. In 1958/59 season he won promotion with Shrewsbury Town to 3rd tier of English football and played under legendary Town player manager
Arthur Rowley. His last appearance for Shrewsbury was on 7 January 1962 in a 1–1 away draw at Aldershot in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. He also played a part in the Shrewsbury team that got to the League Cup semi final that same year.
Hobson captained
Colwyun Bay to the Welsh League (North) title in 1965.
Honours
with Shrewsbury Town
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Football League Fourth Division
The Football League Fourth Division was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season. Whilst the division disappeared in name ...
promotion
1958–59
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1933 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Oswestry Town F.C. players
Colwyn Bay F.C. players
Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
Footballers from Shrewsbury
Men's association football fullbacks
English Football League players
Oswestry Town F.C. managers
English football managers