Norman Rigby

Norman Rigby
Personal information
Full name Norman Rigby[1]
Date of birth 23 May 1923
Place of birth Warsop, England
Date of death 21 August 2001(2001-08-21) (aged 78)[1]
Place of death Newark-on-Trent, England
Playing position Centre half, left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1944 Ransome & Marles 0 (0)
1944–1951 Notts County 46 (0)
1963–1962 Peterborough United 382 (1)
1962–1964 Boston United
Teams managed
1967–1969 Peterborough United
March Town United
Bourne Town
Stafford Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Norman Rigby (23 May 1923 – 21 August 2001) was an English professional football centre half and manager who made over 430 appearances for Peterborough United.[2] Rigby is a member of the club's Hall of Fame and in a Football League 125th anniversary poll was voted by the Peterborough United supporters as the club's fifth best-ever captain.[3] He later managed Peterborough United and in non-league football.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Peterborough United 1951–52[2] Midland League 41 1 2 0 — — 43 1
1952–53[2] 37 0 8 3 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 47 3
1953–54[2] 43 0 4 0 — 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 48 0
1954–55[2] 43 0 1 0 — — 44 0
1955–56[2] 40 0 4 0 — 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 45 0
1956–57[2] 43 0 6 0 — 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 51 0
1957–58[2] 18 0 3 0 — 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 23 0
1958–59[2] 34 0 6 0 — 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 41 0
1959–60[2] 30 0 5 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 36 0
1960–61[2] Fourth Division 39 0 2 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 43 0
1961–62[2] Third Division 14 0 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 5] 0 15 0
Career Total 382 1 41 3 1 0 12 0 436 4
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Huntingdonshire Premier Cup.
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in Maunsell Cup.
  3. ↑ Appearance in Bancroft Cup.
  4. ↑ Appearance in East Anglian Cup.
  5. 1 2 Appearance in Northamptonshire Senior Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 "Barry Hugman's Footballers – Norman Rigby". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Norman Rigby's Biography – UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database". www.uptheposh.com. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ↑ League, The Football. "Peterborough United – Football League 125". www.fl125.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
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