Alan Woodward
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 September 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Chapeltown, Sheffield, England | ||
Date of death | 21 May 2015 | (aged 68)||
Place of death | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Barnsley Boys, England Youth | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1978 | Sheffield United | 538 | (158) |
1979–1981 |
Tulsa Roughnecks | 47 | (12) |
1979–1980 |
Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) | 23 | (31) |
Total | 608 | (201) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alan Woodward (7 September 1946 – 21 May 2015) was a professional footballer who played in the position of outside right for Sheffield United over a 16-year period between 1962 and 1978.
Woodward or Woody as he was
His first appearances for Sheffield United came in their two County Cup (a regional competition for teams in South Yorkshire) fixtures of season 1963–64, against Rotherham United in the semi-final and Barnsley in the final. The County Cup competition was won by United 4–3 with Woodward scoring the first goal of the game and the first of his first team career.
His League debut came against
He remains the Blades' leading post-war scorer and made a total of 538 league appearances for United.
After retirement Woodward remained in Oklahoma for the rest of his life. In 1984, he established the competitive youth soccer club, Tulsa Sheffield United FC. Throughout his long career whether playing, coaching, training, and volunteering he made a huge impact on youth soccer in Oklahoma. He also worked for American Airlines, retiring in 2009 after a 20 year career. He died on May 21, 2015, at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sheffield United | 1963–64[2] | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 |
1964–65[3] | First Division | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 8 | |
1965–66[4] | First Division | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 26 | 5 | |
1966–67[5] | First Division | 41 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3[a] | 1 | 53 | 15 | |
1967–68[6] | First Division | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 38 | 8 | |
1968–69[7] | Second Division | 42 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 47 | 12 | |
1969–70[8] | Second Division | 42 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2[a] | 1 | 49 | 22 | |
1970–71[9] | Second Division | 42 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 3 | 49 | 18 | |
1971–72[10] | First Division | 40 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | 46 | 20 | ||
1972–73[11] | First Division | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4[c] | 2 | 49 | 13 | |
1973–74[12] | First Division | 42 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4[d] | 0 | 48 | 18 | |
1974–75[13] | First Division | 42 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3[e] | 2 | 51 | 15 | |
1975–76[14] | First Division | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[f] | 5 | 51 | 15 | |
1976–77[15] | Second Division | 40 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[g] | 0 | 48 | 10 | |
1977–78[16] | Second Division | 39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | 45 | 12 | |
1978–79[17] | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[i] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Career total | 538 | 158 | 25 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 47 | 17 | 642 | 192 |
- ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup
- ^ Two appearances one goal in Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup; two appearances two goals in Watney Cup
- ^ Three appearances two goals in Watney Cup; one appearance in Texaco Cup
- ^ Two appearances in Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup; two appearances in Texaco Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Texaco Cup
- ^ Four appearances three goals in Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup; three appearances two goals in Anglo-Scottish Cup
- ^ Two appearances in Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup; three appearances in Anglo-Scottish Cup
- ^ One appearance in Sheffield & Hallamshire County Cup; three appearances in Anglo-Scottish Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Anglo-Scottish Cup
References
- ^ https://tulsaworld.com/obituaries/localobituaries/alan-woody-woodward/article_8ec4c3d8-5f9b-5293-bb8c-34712efa107f.html
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