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'''Reginald Ernest Foulkes'''<ref name=Hugman/> (23 February 1923 – 24 November 2014)<ref>http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/?utm_campaign=affil&kbid=109390&m=26&utm_source=109390&dateType=date&formDateFlex=exact&formDate=2014-11-24</ref> was a [[association football|footballer]] and a [[List of Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame members|member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame]].
'''Reginald Ernest Foulkes'''<ref name=Hugman/> (23 February 1923 – 24 November 2014)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/?kbid=109390&m=26&dateType=date&formDateFlex=exact&formDate=2014-11-24|title = Genealogy Records - GenealogyBank}}</ref> was a [[association football|footballer]] and a [[List of Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame members|member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame]].


Foulkes made 238 appearances for [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] as a [[centre-half]] between 1950 and 1956, scoring eight times.<ref name=EveningNews>{{cite news |url=http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/Content/Sport/CanaryCentenary/asp/GreatPlayers3.asp |title=Canary Centenary: Great players |newspaper=Norwich Evening News |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814090013/http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/Content/Sport/CanaryCentenary/asp/GreatPlayers3.asp |archivedate=14 August 2007}}</ref>
Foulkes made 238 appearances for [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] as a [[centre-half]] between 1950 and 1956, scoring eight times.<ref name=EveningNews>{{cite news |url=http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/Content/Sport/CanaryCentenary/asp/GreatPlayers3.asp |title=Canary Centenary: Great players |newspaper=Norwich Evening News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814090013/http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/Content/Sport/CanaryCentenary/asp/GreatPlayers3.asp |archive-date=14 August 2007}}</ref>


Previously at [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]], for whom he made 160 appearances in [[the Football League]],<ref name=Hugman>{{cite web |url=http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/6712 |title=Reg Foulkes |website=Barry Hugman's Footballers |accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> Foulkes was the first signing of City manager [[Norman Low]]. Foulkes was Norwich captain and led the side to finish second, third and fourth in [[Division Three South]] in his first three seasons.<ref name=EveningNews/>
Previously at [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]], for whom he made 160 appearances in [[the Football League]],<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|6712|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> Foulkes was the first signing of City manager [[Norman Low]]. Foulkes was Norwich captain and led the side to finish second, third and fourth in [[Division Three South]] in his first three seasons.<ref name=EveningNews/>


Foulkes died in November 2014 at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/other-football/walsall-fc/2014/11/24/walsall-favourite-reg-foulkes-passes-away |title=Walsall favourite Reg Foulkes passes away |newspaper=Express & Star |location=Wolverhampton |date=24 November 2014 |accessdate=21 July 2014}}</ref>
Foulkes died in November 2014 at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/other-football/walsall-fc/2014/11/24/walsall-favourite-reg-foulkes-passes-away |title=Walsall favourite Reg Foulkes passes away |newspaper=Express & Star |location=Wolverhampton |date=24 November 2014 |access-date=21 July 2014}}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player4/regfoulkes.html Neil Brown profile]
*{{NeilBrownPlayers|player4/regfoulkes}}

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Latest revision as of 05:24, 2 November 2024

Reginald Ernest Foulkes[1] (23 February 1923 – 24 November 2014)[2] was a footballer and a member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.

Foulkes made 238 appearances for Norwich City as a centre-half between 1950 and 1956, scoring eight times.[3]

Previously at Walsall, for whom he made 160 appearances in the Football League,[1] Foulkes was the first signing of City manager Norman Low. Foulkes was Norwich captain and led the side to finish second, third and fourth in Division Three South in his first three seasons.[3]

Foulkes died in November 2014 at the age of 91.[4]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Norwich City Captain
1950-1953
Succeeded by
Preceded by Norwich City Captain
1954-1955
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ a b "Reg Foulkes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Genealogy Records - GenealogyBank".
  3. ^ a b "Canary Centenary: Great players". Norwich Evening News. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007.
  4. ^ "Walsall favourite Reg Foulkes passes away". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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  • Reg Foulkes at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database