Norman Riddell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Grey Riddell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Morpeth, England | ||
| Date of death | 15 June 1918 (aged 30–31)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Asiago, Italy[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Blyth Spartans | |||
| Choppington St Paul's | |||
| –1910 | Morpeth Harriers | ||
| 1910–1911 | Rochdale | 11 | |
| 1911 | Clapton Orient | 11 | (0) |
| Rossendale United | |||
| 1914 | Choppington | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Norman Grey Riddell MM (1887 – 15 June 1918) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back in the Football League for Clapton Orient.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Prior to the First World War, Riddell worked for the North Eastern Railway.[3] He served as a colour sergeant in the Northumberland Fusiliers during the First World War.[4] In December 1917, Riddell was awarded the Military Medal "for having rallied and led his men after his sergeants and corporals had become casualties and subsequently dealt with an enemy sniper who was causing heavy casualties during the advance".[5] Riddell was killed in Italy on 15 June 1918 and was buried in Magnaboschi British Cemetery, Asiago plateau.[2][3]
Honours[edit]
- Lancashire Combination First Division: 1910–11[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 245. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Remembering Our Former Players Who Lost Their Lives During WW1 This Armistice Day". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Norman Riddell on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "Herald War Report". www.morpethherald.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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- 1887 births
- 1918 deaths
- Footballers from Morpeth, Northumberland
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- Morpeth Harriers F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Rossendale United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Military personnel from Northumberland
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Northumberland Fusiliers soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Recipients of the Military Medal
- Burials in Italy
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs