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He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Fryston ARLFC, Castleford (Heritage \u2116 531), Hull F.C. and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage \u2116 1008), as a second-row or loose forward,[2] and coached at club level for Barrow.[5]Table of Contents       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Background[edit]Playing career[edit]International honours[edit]County honours[edit]Challenge Cup Final appearances[edit]County Cup Final appearances[edit]BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances[edit]Player’s No.6\/John Player Trophy Final appearances[edit]National Rugby League Grand Finals[edit]Testimonial match[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Background[edit]Steve Norton was born in Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[7] He is the brother-in-law of the rugby league footballer Lee Crooks, and the uncle of the rugby league footballer Ben Crooks.Playing career[edit]International honours[edit]Steve Norton won caps playing loose forward for England while at Castleford in the 7\u201312 defeat by Wales in Brisbane on 10 June 1975, the 17\u201317 draw with New Zealand in Auckland on 21 June 1975, the 10\u201310 draw with Australia in Sydney on 28 June 1975, the 22\u201316 victory over Wales at Warrington’s stadium on 20 September 1975, the 48\u20132 victory over France in Bordeaux on 11 October 1975, the 27\u201312 victory over New Zealand at Bradford Northern’s stadium on 25 October 1975, the 16\u201313 victory over Australia at Wigan’s stadium on 1 November 1975, and the 15\u201328 defeat by France in Carcassonne on 20 March 1977, and while at Hull in 1978 against Wales, and in 1981 against Wales (2 matches),[3] and won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford playing as a substitute in the victory over 16\u201311 Australia in Sydney on 6 July 1974, playing left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 8\u201313 defeat by New Zealand in Auckland on 27 July 1974, and left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 17\u20138 victory over New Zealand in Christchurch on 4 August 1974,[8] and while at Hull in 1978 against Australia (3 matches), in 1979 against Australia (2 matches), in 1980 against New Zealand, and in 1981 against France (2 matches), and 1982 Australia.[4]County honours[edit]Steve Norton won caps playing loose forward for Yorkshire while at Castleford in the 32\u201318 victory over Lancashire at Castleford’s stadium on 11 October 1972, the 7\u201310 defeat by Cumberland at Workington Town’s stadium on 11 September 1974, the 22\u201315 victory over Other Nationalities at Hull Kingston Rovers’ stadium on 18 September 1974, the 20\u201314 victory over Lancashire at Keighley’s stadium on 25 September 1974, scoring 1-try in the 11\u201329 defeat by Lancashire at Widnes’ stadium on 16 October 1974, the 10\u20137 victory over Cumbria at Dewsbury’s stadium on 19 November 1975, the 16\u201316 draw with Other Nationalities at Bradford Northern’s stadium on 6 December 1975, the 17\u20137 victory over Lancashire at Wigan’s stadium on 20 December 1975, and the 18\u201315 victory over Lancashire at Castleford’s stadium on 1 March 1977.[8]Challenge Cup Final appearances[edit]Steve Norton played loose forward, and was captain in Hull FC’s 5-10 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1980 Challenge Cup Final during the 1979\u201380 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1980, in front of a crowd of 95,000, played loose forward, and scored a try in the  14-14 draw with Widnes in the 1982 Challenge Cup Final during the 1981\u201382 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1982, in front of a crowd of 92,147, played loose forward in the 18-9 victory over Widnes in the 1982 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1981\u201382 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Wednesday 19 May 1982, in front of a crowd of 41,171, and played loose forward in the 24-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1985 Challenge Cup Final during the 1984\u201385 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1985, in front of a crowd of 99,801,[9] in what is regarded as the most marvellous cup final in living memory,[10] which Hull narrowly lost after fighting back from 12-28 down at half-time.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4County Cup Final appearances[edit]Steve Norton played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Castleford’s 7\u201311 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1971 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1971\u201372 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 21 August 1971, played as an  interchange\/substitute, i.e. number 15, (replacing loose forward Mick Crane) in Hull FC’s 18\u20137 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1982 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1982\u201383 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 2 October 1982, was as  interchange\/substitute in the 13\u20132 victory over Castleford in the 1983 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1983\u201384 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1983, played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, and scored a try in the 29\u201312 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1984 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1984\u201385 season at Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 27 October 1984, and played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 24\u201331 defeat by Castleford in the 1986 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1986\u201387 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 11 October 1986.BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances[edit]Steve Norton played loose forward in Castleford’s 12-4 victory over Leigh in the 1976 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1976-77 season at Hilton Park, Leigh on Tuesday 14 December 1976, and played loose forward in Hull FC’s 13-3 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1979 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1979-80 season at The Boulevard, Kingston upon Hull on Tuesday 18 December 1979.Player’s No.6\/John Player Trophy Final appearances[edit]Steve Norton played loose forward in Castleford’s 25-15 victory over Blackpool Borough in the 1976\u201377 Player’s No.6 Trophy Final during the 1976-77 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 22 January 1977, and played loose forward in Hull FC’s 12-4 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1981\u201382 John Player Trophy Final during the 1981\u201382 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1982.National Rugby League Grand Finals[edit]Steve Norton is one of only fourteen Englishmen to have played in Australian National Rugby League Grand Final winning teams, they are;Testimonial match[edit]Steve Norton’s Testimonial match at Hull F.C. took place in 1986.References[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/steve-norton-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Steve Norton – Wikipedia"}}]}]