Tony Norman

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Tony Norman
Personal information
Full name	Anthony Norman
Date of birth	February 24, 1958 (1958-02-24) (age 50)
Place of birth	Mancot, Wales
Height	6'2
Playing position	Retired (Ex-Goalkeeper)
Youth clubs
	Burnley
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1980-1988 1988-1995 1995-1997	Hull City Sunderland Huddersfield Town	372(0) 198(0) 7(0)
National team2
	Wales	5(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 01 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Anthony "Tony" Norman (born 24 February 1958 in Mancot, Wales) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Hull City, Sunderland & Huddersfield Town in the 1980s & 1990s.

He holds the record for consecutive appearances for Hull City, playing 226 consecutive games between August 1983 and September 1988. In 2005, as part of the club's centenary celebrations, a poll was carried out to name the top 100 Tigers, and Norman was the highest-placed goalkeeper at number six.[1]

Whilst at Sunderland, he played at Wembley in the 1992 FA Cup Final.

He made 5 international appearances for Wales, usually serving as deputy to the legendary Neville Southall.

After retiring from professional football, Norman became a policeman in Durham, but had to retire at the age of 47 after being diagnosed with a rare heart condition called cardiomyopathy. In 2005 he undertook a 190-mile charity walk in aid of the Children's Heart Federation.[2]