| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Eastwood | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Heywood, Greater Manchester, England | ||
| Date of death | October 1991 (age 75) | ||
| Place of death | Bolton, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre-half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chorley Road Congregationals | |||
| Little Lever | |||
| Westhoughton | |||
| Heywood St. James's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1938–1947 | Manchester City | 16 | (0) |
| 1947–1950 | Port Vale | 28 | (1) |
| Total | 44 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Eric Eastwood (24 March 1916 – October 1991) was an English footballer.
Eastwood played for local non-league teams Chorley Road Congregationals, Little Lever, Westhoughton and Heywood St. James's before joining Manchester City. After spells guesting for Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United during the war he signed to Port Vale from Manchester City for a four-figure fee in March 1947. He made the occasional appearance and enjoyed a spell as first choice centre-half in 1947 from mid-April to November, but suffered with groin muscle problems and left on a free transfer in April 1950.[1]