Alan Woodward

Football player infobox


playername = Alan Woodward
fullname = Alan Woodward
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dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1946|9|7|mf=y
cityofbirth = Chapeltown, Sheffield
countryofbirth = England
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position = Winger
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youthclubs = Barnsley Boys, England Youth
years = 1964-1978
1979-1981
clubs = Sheffield United
Tulsa Roughnecks
Career
caps(goals) = 536 (158)
047 0(12)
536 (158)
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Alan Woodward (b. September 7, 1946 in Chapeltown -) was a professional footballer who played in the position of outside right for Sheffield United over a 16 year period between 1962-1978.

Woodward or "Woody" as he was nicknamed, will be best remembered for his powerful shots. He was also dead-ball specialist, especially effective with corners, and scored directly from them on many occasions. Wearing the No.7 shirt; he possessed pace, power and skill and was a local lad who, it is often said, missed out on international recognition because of his temperament. He also played in the Sheffield United goal to cover for injuries.

His first appearances for Sheffield United came in the 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 Liverpool at Anfield on October 7, 1964 and his first goal came on October 31 against Leeds United at Elland Road. He also scored 4 goals (including a penalty) in a 7-0 home victory against Ipswich Town on November 27, 1971. He finally left United at the start of season 1978-79, his final goal being a penalty against River Plate of Argentina, in order to play for the Tulsa Roughnecks, where he was nicknamed "the Boomer" for his strong, high arching and accurate passes and shots on goal, in the North American Soccer League. He finished his playing career with the Memphis Rogues in the United States.

He remains the Blades leading post-war scorer and made a total of 536 league appearances for United.

External links

* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=9822 Profile of Alan Woodward]

heffield United Career

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-
1963–64
One
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
-
-
1964–65
One
27
7
3
1
0
0
1
0
31
8
-
-
1965–66
One
23
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
26
5
-
-
1966–67
One
41
11
4
0
4 (1)
3
3
1
52 (1)
15
-
-
1967–68
One
32 (1)
6
3
1
0 (1)
0
1
1
36 (2)
8
-
-
1968–69
Two
42
12
1
0
1
0
3
0
47
12
-
-
1969–70
Two
42
18
2
0
3
3
2
1
49
22
-
-
1970–71
Two
42
15
1
0
2
0
4
1
49
16
-
-
1971–72
One
39 (1)
15
1
0
5
5
1
1
46 (1)
21
-
-
1972–73
One
39
10
1
0
5
1
4
2
49
13
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-
1973–74
One
42
17
1
0
1
1
4
0
48
18
-
-
1974–75
One
42
12
2
0
4
1
3
2
51
15
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-
1975–76
One
41
10
1
0
2
0
7
5
51
15
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-
1976–77
Two
40
10
2
0
1
0
5
0
48
10
-
-
1977–78
Two
39
12
1
0
1
0
4
0
45
12
-
-
1978–79
Two
5
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
9
0
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-

Total
536 (2)
158
25
3
30 (2)
14
48
16
639 (4)
191
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