Norman Christie Explained

Norman Christie
Height:5 ft 10 in[1]
Birth Date:24 November 1909[2]
Birth Place:Hebburn, County Durham, England[3]
Death Date:4 August 1989 (aged 89)
Death Place:North Yorkshire, England
Position:Centre half
Years2:1931–1934
Years3:1934–1937
Clubs3:Blackburn Rovers
Caps2:47
Caps3:43
Goals2:0
Goals3:0

Norman Christie (24 November 1909 – 4 August 1989) was an English footballer and manager who played for Bishop Auckland, Huddersfield Town and Blackburn Rovers.[4]

He was a centre-half (central defender). He used to tell how he once jumped up with the opposing centre-forward to head the ball; he jumped with his mouth open, and came down with a mouthful of the forward's skin from the back of his neck.[5]

Christie was born in Hebburn, Durham, the son of William Davidson Christie and Janet Borland. He married Greta Margaret Pratt in 1936.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Blackburn Rovers. Search for inside man . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . x . Newspapers.com.
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  3. 1911 England Census
  4. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 53 . 2004 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  5. Book: 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward. 2007. Huddersfield Town A.F.C.. 978-0955728105.
  6. News: Norman Christie Married . 9 February 2024 . . 6 June 1936 . Huddersfield, West Yorkshire . 5 . subscription.