Norman Brunskill Explained

Norman Brunskill
Birth Date:14 June 1912
Birth Place:Dipton, County Durham, England
Death Place:Boston, England
Height:6 ft 0 in[1]
Position:Wing half
Clubs1:Lintz Colliery
Years2:1930–1932
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1932–1936
Caps3:143
Goals3:10
Years4:1936–1938
Clubs4:Birmingham
Caps4:63
Goals4:2
Years5:1938–1946
Clubs5:Barnsley
Caps5:31
Goals5:2

Norman H. Brunskill (14 June 1912 – 28 February 1988) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half. He made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Oldham Athletic, Birmingham and Barnsley.[2]

Born in Dipton, near Stanley, County Durham, Brunskill worked as a coal miner and began his football career with works team Lintz Colliery F.C. A trial with Newcastle United came to nothing, but in October 1930 he signed for Huddersfield Town as an amateur, signing professional forms at the end of the 1930–31 season.[3] The following season produced no first-team appearances[2] so he moved on to Oldham Athletic, where he spent four seasons before Birmingham paid £1,300 for his services. After two years and 65 appearances in all competitions, he joined Barnsley, with whom he won the championship of the Third Division (North) in 1938–39. During the Second World War he made guest appearances for Middlesbrough and Hartlepools United, and was released from his contract with Barnsley at the end of the war. He died in Boston, Lincolnshire, aged 75.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Oldham are an unknown quantity . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . xiii . Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 41 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . 1995 . Breedon Books . Derby . 76 . 978-1-85983-010-9.