Norman piper biography

English footballer (born 1948)

Norman Piper (born 8 January 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played in England for 13 years before finishing his career in the United States.

Playing career

Born in North Tawton, Devon on 8 January 1948^[1] he joined Plymouth Argyle as an apprentice and signed professional terms in February 1965.

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Already an England Youth international, Piper made his debut^[2] for the Under 23 side^[3] in 1970 against Bulgaria, the year he left The Pilgrims- for whom he scored 35 goals in 221 appearances. That summer Piper had signed for Portsmouth, becoming their record signing at £50,000.^[4] Piper served Pompey with great distinction during the clubs increasingly tenuous hold on Division Two status, but eventually lost form after relegation to the third.

He was dropped in February 1978,^[5] being replaced by his namesake^[6] Steve Piper. His contract, along with th Biography of Norman Piper PEPAS