Irving Nattrass

Irving Nattrass (born 20 December 1952) is an English former footballer who played primarily as a right back for Newcastle and Middlesbrough.[1]

Irving Nattrass
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-12-20) 20 December 1952
Place of birth Fishburn, England
Playing position(s) right back[1]
Youth career
Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1979 Newcastle United 238 (16)
1979–1986 Middlesbrough 191 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Fishburn, England, Nattrass attended Ferryhill Grammar School and signed with Newcastle at age 16 on an apprenticeship.

As a youth player Nattrass lacked confidence and made slow progress within the club, even going so far as to look for employment elsewhere as a mechanic. However, he soon found his stride and went on to sign professionally for the club in July 1970, aged 17. A year later Nattrass went on to make his debut against Derby.

The then Newcastle manager Joe Harvey once commented "Nattrass is my Paul Madeley and I can't pay him a bigger compliment than that". Madeley was a Leeds and England player who was dubbed the "Rolls Royce" of footballers.

Hampered by injuries and disagreements with the Newcastle board he eventually moved to Middlesbrough for the sum of £375,000. Nattrass made his league debut for them against Arsenal on 15 September 1979.

Nattrass is now a successful businessman and keen golfer.

Footnotes
  1. "Born on this day: One of Newcastle United's best-ever right-backs". Chronicle. Newcastle: chroniclelive.co.uk. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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