Tony Woodcock (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Stewart Woodcock | ||
Date of birth | 6 December 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Priory Celtic | |||
Nottingham Forest | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1979 | Nottingham Forest | 129 | (36) |
1976 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 4 | (1) |
1977 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 6 | (2) |
1979–1982 | 1. FC Köln | 81 | (28) |
1982–1986 | Arsenal | 131 | (56) |
1986–1988 | 1. FC Köln | 49 | (11) |
1988–1990 | Fortuna Köln | 37 | (5) |
Total | 437 | (139) | |
International career | |||
1977–1978 |
England U21 | 2 | (5) |
1978–1986[2] | England | 42 | (16) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Anthony Stewart Woodcock (born 6 December 1955) is an English retired international
Club career
Early career
Born in
Move to the Bundesliga
Woodcock was signed by the greatest
Arsenal
He returned home after the 1982 World Cup, signing for
However, he suffered a serious injury in March 1985, which disrupted his career. With the arrival of
In all, Woodcock scored 68 goals in 169 matches for the Gunners.[8]
Return to Germany
Woodcock then returned to FC Köln for a fee of "about £200,000".[10] During his second spell there, he made 49 appearances and scored 11 goals. He finished his career playing for Fortuna Köln, making 37 appearances and scoring five goals, before retiring from playing in 1990.[1]
International career
England U21
Woodcock made two appearances for the England U21s, scoring five goals; two of which came against Italy U21.[11]
Senior side
Woodcock was first called up to the full England squad for the match against Hungary.[12] He made his début for England in 1978 against Northern Ireland.[13] He would go on to win 42 caps for his country[8] (scoring 16 goals), and play in the UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers but was left out of the final squad.
Honours
Nottingham Forest
- Football League First Division: 1977–78
- FA Charity Shield: 1978
- 1978–79
Individual
- Nottingham Forest Player of the Year: 1977
- 1977–78[8]
- Arsenal Player of the Season: 1982−83[14]
- Arsenal Top Scorer: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85
References
- ^ a b c "Karriere (Spieler)". Tony Woodcock (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ "Anthony Stewart 'Tony' Woodcock – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ "Career Stats – Tony Woodcock". Neil Brown.Newcastle Fans.com.
- ISBN 978-1-291-34733-3.
- ^ "Tony Woodcock". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "The story of Tony Woodcock: An Englishman in Cologne". 1. FC Köln. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "LINCOLN SPELL TURNED ME AROUND... says Woodcock". New Sunday Times. Kuala Lumpur: New Straits Times Press. 19 February 1984. p. 16. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Gunners' Greatest Players – 48. Tony Woodcock". arsenal.com. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Notts defeat Southampton to retain Cup soccer title". The Gazette. Montreal. Associated Press. 19 March 1979. p. 25. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Woodcock for Cologne". New Sunday Times. Kuala Lumpur: New Straits Times Press. Reuters. 6 July 1986. p. 24. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Smith (pick) axes himself from Europe". The Herald. Glasgow. 5 May 1978. Back page. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Woodcock: England's only newcomer..." The Herald. Glasgow. 6 May 1978. Back page. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "England save their strength". The Herald. Glasgow. 16 May 1978. Back page. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ISBN 9780600615491.