William Norman McCourt Uprichard was a football player for Arsenal, Portsmouth, Swindon Town and Northern Ireland.
10 Facts About Norman Uprichard
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Norman Uprichard won a district minor league medal with St Peter's GAC, but was banned by the GAA and told he would not receive his medal because he had signed for Glenavon.
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Norman Uprichard never played an Arsenal first-team game, with Ted Platt and George Swindin being higher in the pecking order.
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Norman Uprichard was transferred to Swindon Town in November 1949, later becoming the first choice goalkeeper.
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Norman Uprichard was later followed by Derek Dougan from Distillery.
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Norman Uprichard played nearly 200 first-team games for Portsmouth in seven seasons.
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Norman Uprichard later played for Southend United, Hastings United and Ramsgate Athletic.
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Norman Uprichard was awarded 18 senior international caps for Northern Ireland, the first coming against Scotland in 1951.
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Norman Uprichard played in the 1958 World Cup Finals in Sweden alongside Billy Bingham, Jimmy McIlroy and Danny Blanchflower.
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Norman Uprichard died on Monday 31 January 2011 after a long illness.