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Oliver Norwood

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Oliver Norwood

Oliver James Norwood (born 12 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Stockport County. Norwood began his career with Manchester United, and had loan spells at Carlisle United, Scunthorpe United and Coventry City before moving permanently to Huddersfield Town and then Reading. He then achieved three consecutive promotions to the Premier League with three clubs: Brighton, Fulham and Sheffield United between 2017 and 2019, and again with the latter in 2023. Although he was born in England, and represented that country at under-17 level, he has represented Northern Ireland at every level from under-19 to the senior team.

Infobox

2007
England U17
2009
Northern Ireland B
2010
→ Carlisle United (loan)
2012
→ Coventry City (loan)
Full name
Oliver James Norwood
Date of birth
(1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth
Burnley, England
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position
Defensive midfielder
Current team
Stockport County
Number
26
2007–2009
Manchester United
Years
Team
2009–2012
Northern Ireland U21
2011–2012
→ Scunthorpe United (loan)
2012–2014
Huddersfield Town
2014–2016
Reading
2016–2019
Brighton & Hove Albion
2017–2018
→ Fulham (loan)
2018–2019
→ Sheffield United (loan)
2019–2024
Sheffield United
2024–
Stockport County
2006–2007
England U16
2010–2011
Northern Ireland U19
2010–2018
Northern Ireland

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Manchester United
Manchester United
Club
Manchester United
Season
2009–10
League
Premier League
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
0
Total
0
2010–11
2010–11
Club
2010–11
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
0
2011–12
2011–12
Club
2011–12
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
0
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Carlisle United (loan)
Carlisle United (loan)
Club
Carlisle United (loan)
Season
2010–11
League
League One
League
6
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
7
Other
0
Scunthorpe United (loan)
Scunthorpe United (loan)
Club
Scunthorpe United (loan)
Season
2011–12
League
League One
League
15
League
1
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
1
Other
0
Total
18
Total
1
Coventry City (loan)
Coventry City (loan)
Club
Coventry City (loan)
Season
2011–12
League
Championship
League
18
League
2
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
18
Other
2
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
Club
Huddersfield Town
Season
2012–13
League
Championship
League
39
League
3
FA Cup
4
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
43
Total
3
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
Championship
League
40
League
5
League
2
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
3
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
45
Other
6
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
Championship
League
1
League
0
League
—
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
2
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
80
League
8
League
6
League
1
FA Cup
4
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
90
Other
9
Reading
Reading
Club
Reading
Season
2014–15
League
Championship
League
38
League
1
FA Cup
4
FA Cup
1
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Other
42
Other
2
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Championship
League
43
League
3
League
5
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
50
Other
3
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
81
League
4
League
9
League
1
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
92
Other
5
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
Club
Brighton & Hove Albion
Season
2016–17
League
Championship
League
33
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
3
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
37
Total
0
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
33
League
0
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
37
Other
0
Fulham (loan)
Fulham (loan)
Club
Fulham (loan)
Season
2017–18
League
Championship
League
36
League
5
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
3
Other
0
Total
41
Total
5
Sheffield United (loan)
Sheffield United (loan)
Club
Sheffield United (loan)
Season
2018–19
League
Championship
League
23
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
24
Total
2
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
Club
Sheffield United
Season
Championship
League
20
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
20
Other
1
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Premier League
League
38
League
1
League
2
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
1
League Cup
1
League Cup
—
Other
41
Other
3
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Premier League
League
32
League
0
League
4
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
37
Other
0
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Championship
League
44
League
1
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
2
Other
0
Other
49
Total
1
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Championship
League
46
League
2
League
4
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
51
Other
3
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Premier League
League
27
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
28
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
230
League
8
League
11
League
2
FA Cup
7
FA Cup
1
League Cup
2
League Cup
0
Other
250
Other
11
Stockport County
Stockport County
Club
Stockport County
Season
2024–25
League
League One
League
42
League
3
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
4
Other
2
Total
49
Total
5
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
League One
League
14
League
4
League
1
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
9
Total
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
49
League
5
League
3
League
0
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
4
League Cup
0
Other
58
Other
7
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
548
League
33
League
32
League
4
FA Cup
20
FA Cup
1
League Cup
11
League Cup
2
Other
611
Other
40
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Manchester United
2009–10
Premier League
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2010–11
Premier League
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2011–12
Premier League
0
0
—
—
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Carlisle United (loan)
2010–11
League One
6
0
—
—
1
0
7
0
Scunthorpe United (loan)
2011–12
League One
15
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
18
1
Coventry City (loan)
2011–12
Championship
18
2
—
—
—
18
2
Huddersfield Town
2012–13
Championship
39
3
4
0
0
0
—
43
3
2013–14
Championship
40
5
2
1
3
0
—
45
6
2014–15
Championship
1
0
—
1
0
—
2
0
Total
80
8
6
1
4
0
—
90
9
Reading
2014–15
Championship
38
1
4
1
—
—
42
2
2015–16
Championship
43
3
5
0
2
0
—
50
3
Total
81
4
9
1
2
0
—
92
5
Brighton & Hove Albion
2016–17
Championship
33
0
1
0
3
0
—
37
0
2017–18
Premier League
0
0
—
—
—
0
0
2018–19
Premier League
0
0
—
—
—
0
0
Total
33
0
1
0
3
0
—
37
0
Fulham (loan)
2017–18
Championship
36
5
1
0
1
0
3
0
41
5
Sheffield United (loan)
2018–19
Championship
23
2
0
0
1
0
—
24
2
Sheffield United
Championship
20
1
0
0
0
0
—
20
1
2019–20
Premier League
38
1
2
1
1
1
—
41
3
2020–21
Premier League
32
0
4
0
1
0
—
37
0
2021–22
Championship
44
1
1
0
2
0
2
0
49
1
2022–23
Championship
46
2
4
1
1
0
—
51
3
2023–24
Premier League
27
1
0
0
1
0
—
28
1
Total
230
8
11
2
7
1
2
0
250
11
Stockport County
2024–25
League One
42
3
3
0
0
0
4
2
49
5
2025–26
League One
14
4
1
1
2
0
0
0
9
2
Total
49
5
3
0
2
0
4
0
58
7
Career total
548
33
32
4
20
1
11
2
611
40
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
National team
Northern Ireland
Year
2010
Apps
1
Goals
0
2011
2011
National team
2011
Year
4
Apps
0
2012
2012
National team
2012
Year
4
Apps
0
2013
2013
National team
2013
Year
5
Apps
0
2014
2014
National team
2014
Year
7
Apps
0
2015
2015
National team
2015
Year
9
Apps
0
2016
2016
National team
2016
Year
13
Apps
0
2017
2017
National team
2017
Year
9
Apps
0
2018
2018
National team
2018
Year
5
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
57
Apps
0
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Northern Ireland
2010
1
0
2011
4
0
2012
4
0
2013
5
0
2014
7
0
2015
9
0
2016
13
0
2017
9
0
2018
5
0
Total
57
0

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  2. Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs
  3. Two appearances and one goal in Football League Trophy, two appearances and one goal in the EFL League One play-offs
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