Career
He holds the record for consecutive appearances for Hull City, playing 226 consecutive games between August 1983 and September 1988. In 2005, as part of the club"s centenary celebrations, a poll was carried out to name the top 100 Tigers, and Norman was the highest-placed goalkeeper at number six. On leaving Hull City, he signed for Sunderland for a then club record fee.
He played a starring role in that cup run, including Manitoba of the Match displays away to West Ham and at home to Chelsea.
He remains the only goalkeeper to have played for Sunderland at Wembley twice. He departed from Sunderland in the summer of 1995 to sign for Brian Horton (who had been his manager at Hull City) at Huddersfield Town.
He remained in West Yorkshire for two seasons until he finally called time on his playing career in 1997 at the age of 39. During his lengthy career he played one season of top-flight football, when in 1990-1991 he kept goal for a Sunderland side that suffered relegation on the final day of the season from the penultimate pre-Premiership First Division.
He made 5 international appearances for Wales, usually serving as deputy to the legendary Neville Southall.
Since retiring from professional football Norman has been diagnosed with a rare heart condition called cardiomyopathy. In 2005 he undertook a 190-mile charity walk in aid of the Children"s Heart Federation. In August 2008 Norman returned to Sunderland AFC as Academy Goalkeeping Coach.
He was appointed Goalkeeping Coach at Darlington 1883 in June 2012.
Norman was appointed goalkeeping coach at Gateshead on 21 July 2013.
