Wilson Wood

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Wilson Wood
Personal information
Date of birth	January 25, 1943 (1943-01-25) (age 65)
Place of birth	Whitburn, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder/Defender (Retired)
Youth clubs
	Lothian United Shotts Bon Accord
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1960–1961 1963–1966 1967–1970 1970–1973 1973–1975	Newcastle United Rangers Dundee United Hearts Raith Rovers Career	000 0(0) 035 0(4) 067 0(5) 042 0(1) 044 0(1) 188 (11)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Wilson Wood (born January 25, 1943 in Whitburn) is a Scottish former footballer who played primarily as a midfielder.

[edit] Career

A former lab assistant with the National Coal Board,^[1] Wood started his professional career with Newcastle United whom he joined from Shotts Bon Accord aged 17. He spent only one year on Tyneside and left the club without making an appearance, returning to Scotland to join Rangers. He spent three seasons at Ibrox, where he won his only senior medal as a member of Rangers victorious 1964-65 League Cup side.^[1] Wood moved to Dundee United in 1967 and he featured regularly during his three years at Tannadice. However in 1970 a contract dispute with Terrors manager Jerry Kerr led to his departure to boyhood favourites Hearts, in exchange for Tommy Traynor.^[1] He spent three injury-plagued years with the Jambos before a final two years with Raith Rovers. His transfer to the Kirkcaldy side was the subject of controversy, with Hamilton Accies also claiming to have signed him.^[1]

Since his retirement Wood has worked as a physiotherapist.^[1]

[edit] Honours

• Scottish League Cup: 1
  

1964-65

[edit] References

Persondata
NAME	Wood, Wilson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	25 January 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH