Norman Lockhart (footballer) explained

Norman Lockhart
Fullname:	Norman H. Lockhart
Birth Date:	4 March 1924
Birth Place:	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Death Place:	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height:	5feet
Position:	Outside left
Youthyears1:	–1940
Youthclubs1:	Windsor Star F.C.
Years1:	1940–1944
Clubs1:	Distillery
Years2:	1944–1946
Clubs2:	Linfield
Years3:	1946–1947
Clubs3:	Swansea Town
Caps3:	47
Goals3:	13
Years4:	1947–1952
Clubs4:	Coventry City
Caps4:	181
Goals4:	41
Years5:	1952–1956
Clubs5:	Aston Villa
Caps5:	74
Goals5:	10
Years6:	1956–1958
Clubs6:	Bury
Caps6:	42
Goals6:	6
Years7:	1958–1959
Clubs7:	Ards
Totalcaps:	344+
Totalgoals:	70+
Nationalyears1:	1946–1950
Nationalteam1:	Ireland (IFA)
Nationalcaps1:	2
Nationalgoals1:	2
Nationalyears2:	1951–1956
Nationalteam2:	Northern Ireland
Nationalcaps2:	6
Nationalgoals2:	1

Norman H. Lockhart (4 March 1924 – 19 August 1993) was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland. Lockhart played as an outside left for Linfield, Swansea Town, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Bury and Ards. He represented the Northern Ireland national football team eight times between 1946 and 1956.

Career statistics

Club

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Club	Division	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Linfield	–	1944–45^[3]	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-
	–	1945–46^[4]	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-
	-	Total	colspan="2"	-!	colspan="2"	-!	colspan="2"	-!	colspan="2"	-
Swansea Town	2	1946–47	34	11	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	34	11
	3	1947–48	13	2	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	13	2
	-	Total	47	13	colspan="2"	-!	colspan="2"	-!	47	13
Coventry City	2	1947–48	31	6	2	1	colspan="2"	-	33	7
	2	1948–49	30	5	1	0	colspan="2"	-	31	5
	2	1949–50	32	7	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	32	7
	2	1950–51	38	7	1	0	colspan="2"	-	39	7
	2	1951–52	42	15	3	2	colspan="2"	-	45	17
	3	1952–53	8	1	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	8	1
	-	Total	181	41	7	3	colspan="2"	-!	188	44
Aston Villa	1	1952–53	14	1	2	0	colspan="2"	-	16	1
	1	1953–54	18	2	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	18	2
	1	1954–55	25	3	7	2	colspan="2"	-	32	5
	1	1955–56	17	4	2	0	colspan="2"	-	19	4
	-	Total^[5]	74	10	11	2	colspan="2"	-!	85	12
Bury	2	1956–57	22	1	1	0	colspan="2"	-	22	1
	3	1957–58	20	5	1	0	colspan="2"	-	20	5
	-	Total	42	6	2	0	colspan="2"	-!	44	6
Ards	–	1958–59	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	1	0	1	0
	-	Total	colspan="2"	-!	colspan="2"	-!	1	0	1	0
Career total			344	70	20	5	1	0	365	75

International

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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

Club

Linfield

• Irish Cup Runner-up (1): 1943–44.
• Irish Cup Winner (2): 1944–45, 1945–56.
• Northern Regional League Champion (2): 1944–45, 1945–46.

External links

• British Pathe – Ireland vs. Scotland, Windsor Park, Belfast, 1953.
• British Pathe – England vs. Ireland, Goodison Park, Liverpool, 1953.
• British Pathe – Wales vs. Ireland, Ninian Park, Cardiff, 1956.

Notes and References

1. Web site: NIFG: Norman Lockhart . 7 March 2016 . nifootball.blogspot.co.uk.
2. Web site: Norman Lockhart . 7 March 2016 . 11v11.com.
3. [Northern Regional league|Northern Regional League]
4. See Note 1.
5. Web site: Aston Villa Player Database . 7 March 2016 . www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com.
6. Web site: Norman Lockhart – national football team player . 7 March 2016 . Norman Lockhart – national football team player.