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Norman Deeley

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Deeley, who played as a winger, broke into the Wolves team in the early 1950s and went on to win three league titles with the club, before his key role in the FA Cup triumph of 1960. He became a first-choice in the second title-winning season of
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in February 1962 and helping the club to promotion to the top flight. He played his final season in league football the following campaign as the London team slipped straight back down.
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He died on 7 September 2007, aged 73, from undisclosed causes. Playing fields in his native Wednesbury were later named after him in tribute.
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before his retirement from the game in 1974. He went on to work as manager of a community centre in Walsall before his retirement.
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season, as the club recruited several new wingers. Deeley quickly moved on after this, joining
445: 418: 290: 232: 256: 413: 286: 465: 382:"Obituary: Norman Deeley — diminutive winger in the great Wolves side of the 1950s" 249: 304: 81: 58: 294: 263:, making his debut on 13 May 1959, on a tour of South America against 325: 223:(30 November 1933 – 7 September 2007) was an English professional 267:, and winning a second and final cap four days later against 444:. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. 227:, who spent the majority of his league career with 195: 190: 173: 155: 137: 111: 106: 96: 88: 77: 65: 54: 39: 31: 26: 362: 360: 285:Deeley then moved into non-league football at 8: 21: 214:*Club domestic league appearances and goals 121: 20: 274:He lost his place in the team during the 492:England men's international footballers 341: 255:Deeley won two caps during his time at 397:"Joy as field named after Wolves hero" 440:Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). 7: 502:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players 129: 527:Men's association football forwards 442:Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 14: 412:Dunn, Stephen (11 October 2008). 92:5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) 522:English Football League players 349:"Wolves legend's hero send-off" 512:Bromsgrove Rovers F.C. players 1: 367:"Wolves FA Cup hero dies, 73" 231:. He scored two goals in the 517:Darlaston Town F.C. players 507:Worcester City F.C. players 482:Footballers from Wednesbury 543: 497:Leyton Orient F.C. players 487:English men's footballers 289:, later having spells at 213: 99: 91: 80: 68: 57: 42: 34: 311:at international level. 320:Wolverhampton Wanderers 229:Wolverhampton Wanderers 144:Wolverhampton Wanderers 261:England national team 221:Norman Victor Deeley 191:International career 35:Norman Victor Deeley 27:Personal information 387:, 17 September 2007 354:, 20 September 2007 23: 400:ExpressandStar.com 372:, 8 September 2007 370:ExpressandStar.com 352:ExpressandStar.com 16:English footballer 419:Otago Daily Times 414:"My Team: Wolves" 385:TimesOnline.co.uk 291:Bromsgrove Rovers 233:1960 FA Cup Final 218: 217: 534: 456: 455: 437: 431: 430: 428: 426: 409: 403: 394: 388: 379: 373: 364: 355: 346: 198: 158: 140: 131: 123: 72: 69:7 September 2007 50:30 November 1933 49: 47: 24: 542: 541: 537: 536: 535: 533: 532: 531: 462: 461: 460: 459: 452: 439: 438: 434: 424: 422: 411: 410: 406: 395: 391: 380: 376: 365: 358: 347: 343: 338: 317: 241: 196: 156: 138: 101:Outside forward 70: 45: 43: 17: 12: 11: 5: 540: 538: 530: 529: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 499: 494: 489: 484: 479: 474: 464: 463: 458: 457: 450: 432: 404: 402:, 14 July 2008 389: 374: 356: 340: 339: 337: 334: 333: 332: 316: 313: 287:Worcester City 240: 237: 216: 215: 211: 210: 207: 204: 199: 193: 192: 188: 187: 182: 177: 175: 171: 170: 167: 164: 159: 153: 152: 149: 146: 141: 135: 134: 125: 118: 113: 109: 108: 107:Senior career* 104: 103: 98: 94: 93: 90: 86: 85: 79: 78:Place of death 75: 74: 73:(aged 73) 67: 63: 62: 56: 55:Place of birth 52: 51: 41: 37: 36: 33: 29: 28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 539: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 483: 480: 478: 475: 473: 470: 469: 467: 453: 447: 443: 436: 433: 421: 420: 415: 408: 405: 401: 398: 393: 390: 386: 383: 378: 375: 371: 368: 363: 361: 357: 353: 350: 345: 342: 335: 331: 327: 324: 323: 322: 321: 314: 312: 310: 306: 301: 298: 296: 292: 288: 283: 281: 280:Leyton Orient 277: 272: 270: 266: 262: 258: 253: 251: 247: 238: 236: 234: 230: 226: 222: 212: 208: 205: 203: 200: 194: 189: 186: 183: 181: 178: 176: 172: 168: 165: 163: 162:Leyton Orient 160: 154: 150: 147: 145: 142: 136: 133: 126: 124: 119: 117: 114: 110: 105: 102: 95: 87: 83: 76: 66:Date of death 64: 60: 53: 40:Date of birth 38: 30: 25: 22:Norman Deeley 19: 451:0354 09018 6 441: 435: 423:. Retrieved 417: 407: 399: 392: 384: 377: 369: 351: 344: 319: 318: 307:represented 302: 299: 284: 273: 254: 242: 220: 219: 184: 179: 127: 120: 115: 71:(2007-09-07) 18: 477:2007 deaths 472:1933 births 309:New Zealand 305:Andy Deeley 97:Position(s) 466:Categories 336:References 225:footballer 82:Wednesbury 59:Wednesbury 46:1933-11-30 425:4 October 295:Darlaston 157:1962–1964 139:1951–1962 84:, England 61:, England 32:Full name 303:His son 259:for the 257:Molineux 330:1959–60 315:Honours 276:1961–62 250:Arsenal 246:1957–58 202:England 448:  326:FA Cup 265:Brazil 239:Career 89:Height 174:Total 112:Years 446:ISBN 427:2009 293:and 269:Peru 197:1959 185:(75) 151:(66) 122:Apps 116:Team 209:(0) 180:279 169:(9) 148:206 130:Gls 468:: 416:. 359:^ 328:: 252:. 166:73 454:. 429:. 206:2 132:) 128:( 48:) 44:(

Index

Wednesbury
Wednesbury
Outside forward
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leyton Orient
England
footballer
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1960 FA Cup Final
1957–58
Arsenal
Molineux
England national team
Brazil
Peru
1961–62
Leyton Orient
Worcester City
Bromsgrove Rovers
Darlaston
Andy Deeley
New Zealand
FA Cup
1959–60
"Wolves legend's hero send-off"


"Wolves FA Cup hero dies, 73"
"Obituary: Norman Deeley — diminutive winger in the great Wolves side of the 1950s"
"Joy as field named after Wolves hero"

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