Charles Adcock

Charles Norman Adcock (21 February 1923 – 9 December 1998) was an English association football striker born in Boston, Lincolnshire.

Charles Adcock
Personal information
Full name Charles Norman Adcock
Date of birth (1923-02-21)21 February 1923
Place of birth Boston, England
Date of death 9 December 1998(1998-12-09) (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

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.

References
  1. Norman Adcock: The Forgotten Italian Football Trailblazer, calcioengland.com
  2. RSSSF – List of English Players in Italy after 1945
  3. The Guardian, Brian Glanville's Obituary of Charles Norman Adcock, 21st December 1998, retrieved 27th March 2024
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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