 Norwood celebrating a hat-trick for Forest Green Rovers in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Thomas Norwood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1990[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Eastbourne, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2002 | Old Town Boys | ||
| 2002–2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 2004–2005 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2005–2009 | Eastbourne Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Eastbourne Town | 16 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Exeter City | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Sutton United (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Forest Green Rovers | 161 | (48) |
| 2015–2019 | Tranmere Rovers | 165 | (81) |
| 2019–2022 | Ipswich Town | 77 | (26) |
| 2022–2023 | Barnsley | 42 | (12) |
| 2023– | Oldham Athletic | 42 | (18) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | England Schools U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | England C | 7 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:18, 4 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
James Norwood (born 5 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Oldham Athletic.[4]
He started his career with Eastbourne Town, making eighteen senior appearances before signing for Exeter City in July 2009. Two years later, in June 2011, he joined Forest Green Rovers, who he left in May 2015 to join Tranmere Rovers and later Ipswich Town in 2019. He signed for Barnsley in July 2022 on a one-year deal.[5]
Norwood also represented England Schools in 2009, making his debut on 5 March against Wales in the Carnegie Centenary Shield. He scored his first goal against France on 13 June 2009.
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Ipswich Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 36. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "James Norwood". Barnsley F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "James Norwood departs Oakwell". Barnsley FC. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "James Norwood signs for the Reds". Barnsley FC. Retrieved 9 August 2022.