Irving Nattrass
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Fishburn, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Right back[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newcastle United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1979 | Newcastle United | 238 | (16) |
| 1979–1986 | Middlesbrough | 191 | (2) |
| Total | 429 | (18) | |
| International career | |||
| 1976 | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Irving Nattrass (born 20 December 1952) is an English former footballer who played primarily as a right back for Newcastle and Middlesbrough.[2]
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.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1970–71 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 1973–74 | First Division | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| 1974–75 | First Division | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1975–76 | First Division | 39 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 | |
| 1976–77 | First Division | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4 | |
| 1977–78 | First Division | 38 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
| 1978–79 | Second Division | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Total | 238 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 287 | 20 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1979–80 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980–81 | First Division | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 1981–82 | First Division | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 1982–83 | Second Division | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 1983–84 | Second Division | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1984–85 | Second Division | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1985–86 | Second Division | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 191 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 429 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 507 | 22 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Newcastle United Player of the Year: 1977–78[5]
References
- ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1979). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1979–80. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-354-09083-6.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ Joannou, Paul; Swann, Bill; Corke, Steve (1990). Newcastle United: A Complete Record, 1882-1990. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-907969-79-2.
- ↑ Glasper, Harry (1989). Middlesbrough: A Complete Record, 1876-1989. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-907969-53-2.
- ↑ Rory Mitchinson (16 May 2022). "Joelinton scoops Newcastle United Player of the Year award". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
External links
- Sporting Heroes Irving Nattrass record and photo
- Evening Chronicle Interview with Irving Nattrass
- Toonarama Irving Nattrass Biography
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