Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Norman Adcock | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Boston, England | ||
Date of death | 9 December 1998 | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Boston, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1949 | Padova | 84 | (33) |
1949–1950 | Triestina | 17 | (4) |
1950–1951 | Treviso | 9 | (1) |
1953-1954 | Peterborough United | 10 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Charles Norman Adcock (21 February 1923 – 9 December 1998) was an English association football striker born in Boston, Lincolnshire.
Adcock was the first Englishman to play professional football in Italy. He joined Serie B club Padova in 1946 after being spotted playing in exhibition matches for the British Army.[1] After winning promotion in his second season, he went on to play 40 matches, scoring 11 goals in the Italian Serie A from 1948 to 1950 with Padova and later Triestina.[2] In 1948, AC Milan had been poised to sign Adcock to lead their attack, but Padova lodged a complaint about Milan's illegal approach and the transfer was blocked.[3]
In 1950, coach Nereo Rocco departed Triestina for Serie B Treviso and took Adcock with him. The 1950/51 season was Adcock's final active season in Italian football. When he returned to the UK in 1953, he played for non-league Peterborough United for a season.[4]
Despite his success in Italy, Adcock never played a professional match in England.