Charles Adcock
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Norman Adcock | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Boston, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 December 1998 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Boston, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1949 | Padova | 84 | (33) |
| 1949–1950 | Triestina | 17 | (4) |
| 1950–1951 | Treviso | 9 | (1) |
| 1953-1954 | Peterborough United | 10 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charles Norman Adcock (21 February 1923 – 9 December 1998) was an English association football striker born in Boston, Lincolnshire.
Adcock was the first Englishman to play professional football in Italy. He joined Serie B club Padova in 1946 after being spotted playing in exhibition matches for the British Army.[1] After winning promotion in his second season, he went on to play 40 matches, scoring 11 goals in the Italian Serie A from 1948 to 1950 with Padova and later Triestina.[2] In 1948, AC Milan had been poised to sign Adcock to lead their attack, but Padova lodged a complaint about Milan's illegal approach and the transfer was blocked.[3]
In 1950, coach Nereo Rocco departed Triestina for Serie B Treviso and took Adcock with him. The 1950/51 season was Adcock's final active season in Italian football. When he returned to the UK in 1953, he played for non-league Peterborough United for a season.[4]
Despite his success in Italy, Adcock never played a professional match in England.
References[edit]
- ^ Norman Adcock: The Forgotten Italian Football Trailblazer, calcioengland.com
- ^ RSSSF – List of English Players in Italy after 1945
- ^ The Guardian, Brian Glanville's Obituary of Charles Norman Adcock, 21st December 1998, retrieved 27th March 2024
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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