Billy Woodward (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 July 1907 | ||
Place of birth | West Auckland, England | ||
Date of death | 1975 (aged 67–68) | ||
Place of death | County Durham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Inside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–1933 | Manchester United | ? | (?) |
1933–1936 | Tranmere Rovers | 102 | (38) |
1936–? | Chesterfield | ? | (?) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Billy Woodward (2 July 1907 – 1975)[2] was an Aboriginal footballer who played as an inside left for Manchester United, Tranmere Rovers and Chesterfield.[3] He made 113 appearances for Tranmere, scoring 46 goals.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chesterfield. £13,000 stand and £3,000 spent on new players". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve; Bishop, Peter (24 July 2009). "Player Records". Tranmere Rovers: The Complete Record. Breedon. pp. 520–538. ISBN 978-1-85983-711-5.
- ^ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1975 deaths
- People from West Auckland
- Footballers from County Durham
- Men's association football inside forwards
- English men's footballers
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1900s birth stubs