Norman Lockhart (footballer)
Irish footballer (1924–1993)
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Norman Lockhart (4 March 1924 – 19 August 1993) was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland.[1] Despite being naturally right footed Lockhart played as an outside left for Distillery, Linfield, Swansea Town, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Bury and Ards.[2] 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. [3]
Full name
Norman Lockhart
Date of birth
4 March 1924
Place of birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death
19 August 1993 (aged 69)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Lockhart | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 19 August 1993 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1940 | Windsor Star | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940–1944 | Distillery | ||
| 1944–1946 | Linfield | ||
| 1946–1947 | Swansea Town | 47 | (13) |
| 1947–1952 | Coventry City | 181 | (41) |
| 1952–1956 | Aston Villa | 74 | (10) |
| 1956–1958 | Bury | 42 | (6) |
| 1958–1959 | Ards | ||
| Total | 344+ | (70+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1946–1950 | Ireland (IFA) | 2 | (2) |
| 1951–1956 | Northern Ireland | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Linfield | – | 1944–45[nb 1] | - | - | - | - | ||||
| – | 1945–46[nb 2] | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | Total | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Swansea Town | 2 | 1946–47 | 34 | 11 | - | - | 34 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1947–48 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 13 | 2 | |||
| - | Total | 47 | 13 | - | - | 47 | 13 | |||
| Coventry City | 2 | 1947–48 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 33 | 7 | |
| 2 | 1948–49 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1949–50 | 32 | 7 | - | - | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2 | 1950–51 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 39 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1951–52 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 2 | - | 45 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 1952–53 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 1 | |||
| - | Total | 181 | 41 | 7 | 3 | - | 188 | 44 | ||
| Aston Villa | 1 | 1952–53 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 16 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1953–54 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 18 | 2 | |||
| 1 | 1954–55 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | 32 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 1955–56 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 19 | 4 | ||
| - | Total[5] | 74 | 10 | 11 | 2 | - | 85 | 12 | ||
| Bury | 2 | 1956–57 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 22 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1957–58 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 20 | 5 | ||
| - | Total | 42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | 44 | 6 | ||
| Ards | – | 1958–59 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| - | Total | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 344 | 70 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 365 | 75 | ||
International
| 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
Notes
- Northern Regional League – An unofficial league which ran for seven seasons between 1940 and 1947, set up while the Irish league was suspended as a result of World War II.
- See Note 1.
