| Skinner Normanton | |
| Fullname: | Sidney Albert Normanton |
| Birth Date: | 20 August 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Barnsley, England |
| Death Place: | Barnsley, England |
| Position: | Wing-half |
| Youthclubs1: | Barnsley Main Colliery Welfare |
| Years1: | 1947–1954 |
| Caps1: | 123 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Clubs1: | Barnsley |
| Years2: | 1954–1955 |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | Halifax Town |
| Years3: | 1955– |
| Clubs3: | Grimethorpe Athletic |
Sidney Albert Normanton (20 August 1926 – 1995), known as Skinner Normanton, was an English coal miner and part-time footballer who played for Barnsley and Halifax Town of the English Football League.[1] [2]
Throughout his career, Normanton gained a reputation for a highly aggressive and physically uncompromising style of play, earning him a "hard man" image on and off the field.[3] A heavy tackle contested with Alex Forbes in 1952 left Normanton with torn knee ligaments, which hastened the end of his Football League career.[4]
Normanton was brought to wider notice in the writings of Michael Parkinson.