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Jun 14, 1912 Dipton, County Durham, England, United Kingdom Died on 28 Feb 1988 (aged 75)
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About Norman Brunskill
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- Brunskill (14 June 1912 – 28 February 1988) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
- He made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Oldham Athletic, Birmingham and Barnsley.Born in Dipton, near Stanley, County Durham, Brunskill worked as a coal miner and began his football career with works team Lintz Colliery F.C.
- A trial with Newcastle United came to nothing, but in October 1930 he signed for Huddersfield Town as an amateur, signing professional forms at the end of the 1930–31 season.
- The following season produced no first-team appearances so he moved on to Oldham Athletic, where he spent four seasons before Birmingham paid £1,300 for his services.
- After two years and 65 appearances in all competitions, he joined Barnsley, with whom he won the championship of the Third Division (North) in 1938–39.
- During the Second World War he made guest appearances for Middlesbrough and Hartlepools United, and was released from his contract with Barnsley at the end of the war.
- He died in Boston, Lincolnshire, aged 75.
