John Woods (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pollok | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1954–1955 | Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 1955–1957 | Hamilton Academical | 49 | (19) |
| Winnipeg | |||
| St. Andrews | |||
| Total | 50 | (19) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
John Woods is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Career
After playing for Pollok,[1] Woods signed for Rangers at the age of 15,[2] and made one appearance for them in the Scottish Football League during the 1954–1955 season.[1] That match was on 26 March 1955, and resulted in a 1-0 win for Rangers at home to Queen of the South.[3] After leaving Rangers, Woods next played for Hamilton Academical, scoring 19 goals in 49 League appearances for them.[4] Woods then moved to Canada to play for Winnipeg,[4] later moving to Vancouver in the late 1950s.[2] While playing for St. Andrews in 1962, Woods received a two-year ban for refusing to play in an exhibition game for the Vancouver All-Stars.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rangers : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jukich, Roy (23 June 1962). "Crossan, Woods Banned 2 Years for Pay Rebellion". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ↑ "Profile". Fitbastats.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hamilton Academical : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
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