Donald Pickwick (7 February 1925 – 2 April 2004) is a former

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Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

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. Welsh-born Pickwick made 244 appearances for Norwich as a

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between 1947 and 1956, scoring eleven times. Norwich Evening News accessed 2 November 2007 A contemporary of other Norwich Hall of Fame players Reg Foulkes,

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and Roy Hollis, Pickwick was a loyal Norwich servant, to the extent that he appeared in a match versus

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on his wedding day in 1951. In 1951, Norwich recorded their greatest league victory, an 8-1 success over

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Pickwick experienced mixed emotions; he broke his leg and missed the rest of the season.

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1925 births 2004 deaths Norwich City F.C. players Welsh men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players {{Wales-footy-midfielder-stub