Norman Hobson

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Norman Hobson
Personal information
Place of birth Shrewsbury, England
Position(s) Right Back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Oswestry Town
1954–1962 Shrewsbury Town 212 (5)
Sankeys
Colwyn Bay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 in October 1954 and spent 8 seasons at Shrewsbury, making 212 league appearances scoring 5 goals [1] 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. [2] Hobson captained Colwyun Bay to the Welsh League (North) title in 1965.

Honours

with Shrewsbury Town

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References

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  1. ↑ "Norman Hobson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "In the Mad Crowd".
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