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Steve Norton

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Nickname(s)
Knocker
Born
Saturday, 22nd December, 1951
Current Age
74 years and 205 days

Competitions Won

Test Series
1974 New Zealand vs Great Britain, 1980 Great Britain vs New Zealand
European Championship
1977/78
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1976
English Championship
1982/83
Challenge Cup
1981/82
Regal Trophy
1981/82
Yorkshire Cup
1982/83, 1983/84

Biography

Great Britain Test forward came to Manly from Castleford as a replacement for the fiery Mal Reilly. Norton not only physically resembled Reilly but was also a great ball-player - minus Reilly's notoriety for mixing it with the opposition. Norton played in the Sea Eagles' 1976 grand final win over P’matta.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -221232---2----6--1129252.17%List
Other International Matches -2-2-------------2--100.00%List
The Ashes -617------------125-28.57%List
World Cup -7-71---1----3---41257.14%List
Tour MatchesCastleford TigersCAS-1-1--------------1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesGreat BritainGBR-283315---5----15--12110-67.74%List
Tour MatchesEnglandENG-10-102---2----6---62260.00%List
Tour MatchesHull FCHUL-2-2--------------2-0.00%List
Test Series 29110------------146-40.00%List
European Championship 13-31---1----3---21-66.67%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 126-261---1----3---179-65.38%List
NRL Finals -4-4-------------22-50.00%List
Midweek Cup -1-1-------------1--100.00%List
Club Career - UK Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
English Championship 113911150134--17-2-257---9453362.67%List
Premiership Trophy -11-1111--2----7---65-54.55%List
Challenge Cup 1222244---4-1-113---156362.50%List
Regal Trophy 12022212--3----11---174177.27%List
Yorkshire Cup 28311-1--1-1-15---83-72.73%List
UK Top Division 113911150134--17-2-257---9453362.67%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 27621297288--36-4-4120--119197964.31%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Great Britain1974, 1978-82 11112------------157-41.67%List
England1975, 1977-78, 1981 11-112---2----6---72263.64%List

International Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Great Britain1974 1-1-------------1--100.00%List
England1975 1-1-------------1--100.00%List

World Cup Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
England1975 7-71---1----3---41257.14%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
ManlyManly19761976 NSWRFL 12-121---1----3---75-58.33%List
ManlyManly19771977 NSWRFL 14-14-------------104-71.43%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Manly1976-77 26-261---1----3---179-65.38%List

English Career - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
HullHull1977/78 --0-----------------List
HullHull1979/80 --0-----------------List
HullHull1980/81 36-367---7----21---2016-55.56%List
HullHull1981/82 362388---8-2-226---288273.68%List
HullHull1982/83 325374---4----12---279172.97%List
HullHull1983/84 19221-3--3----12---155171.43%List
HullHull1984/85 26329-1--1-1-15---207268.97%List
HullHull1985/86 21122-1--1----4---148-63.64%List
HullHull1986/87 21425------1-11---1212148.00%List
Wakefield T.Wakefield1988/89 9110-3--3----12---46-40.00%List

English Career - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Hull1980-86 19117208195--24-4-481---13665765.38%List
Wakefield1988 9110-3--3----12---46-40.00%List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    11 Aug 2011 6:13am

    LEGEND AT THE BOULEVARD

  • Anonymous
    22 Feb 2012 7:36am

    Another legend cultivated down the lane and shared with the world....

  • Anonymous
    8 Mar 2012 2:33am

    knocker was loved then, and loved today. hullfc legend still known as the king. thank you knocker.

  • Rick Halsey
    25 Sep 2015 3:06am

    very easy to sum up Knocker with one word GOD hulls greatest

  • Anonymous
    9 Jul 2017 8:17pm

    side step on a six-pence, brilliant for such a big lad!

  • Trevor Bolton
    10 Oct 2022 12:00am

    Steve Norton is God

  • Patrick doherty
    14 Nov 2024 6:46am

    The greatest loose forward to pay for the black and whites

  • Anonymous
    2 Nov 2025 7:29pm

    Knocker was loved then and loved today.pure class. Hullfc greatest.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, Derek Farrar, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello

Sources:RFL Player Registers, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Match Video