John Woodward (footballer, born 1949)

John Woodward
Personal information
Full name John Woodward[1]
Date of birth (1949-01-10) 10 January 1949[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position Defender, midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
000?–1966 Possilpark YMCA ? (?)
1966–1971 Arsenal 3 (0)
1971–1977 York City 167 (6)
National team
1967 Scotland XI[3] 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


John Woodward (born 10 January 1949) is a Scottish former footballer.[1]

Career

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Woodward started his career with Possilpark YMCA before joining Arsenal in January 1966.[4]

Woodward made his Arsenal debut on Wednesday 5th October 1966 in a 3-1 defeat to West Ham United in the League Cup 3rd Round at Highbury. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 674. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997. Citizen Publications. p. 115. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
  3. Bell, Stephen; Zlotkowski, Andre (6 June 2008). "Scotland XI Tour of Asia and Oceania 1967". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  4. John Woodward Arsenal FC. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  5. http://www.11v11.com/matches/arsenal-v-west-ham-united-05-october-1966-28755/


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