- Alexander Wood (soccer)
Infobox Football biography
playername= Alexander Wood
fullname = Alexander Lochian Wood
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1907|6|12
cityofbirth =Lochgelly
countryofbirth =Scotland
dateofdeath = death date and age|1987|7|20|1907|6|12
cityofdeath =Gary, Indiana
countryofdeath =United States
height =
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
-1930
1930-1931
1933-1936
1936-1937
1937-1938
1938-1939
clubs = Bricklayers and Masons
Holley CarburetorBrooklyn Wanderers Leicester City
Nottingham Forest
Colchester UnitedChelmsford City
caps(goals) =
31 (2)
52 (0)
21 (0)
34 (0)
nationalyears = 1930
nationalteam = United States
nationalcaps(goals) = 4 (0)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
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ntupdate =Alexander “Alec” Wood (
June 12 ,1907 inLochgelly ,Scotland –July 20 ,1987 inGary, Indiana ) is a former U.S.-Scottishsoccer defender. Wood began his club career in the United States before moving to England in the early 1930s. He also played all three U.S. games at the1930 FIFA World Cup . He is a member of theNational Soccer Hall of Fame .Youth
Wood’s parents moved the family to the United States in 1921 when Wood was fourteen years old. His family settled in
Gary, Indiana where he attendedEmerson High School and gained his U.S. citizenship a year later. He also worked for the local Union Drawn Steel Company.Club career
United States
Wood began his club career with Chicago
Bricklayers and Masons F.C. In 1928, the Bricklayers went to the National Challenge Cup final before losing to New York Nationals. He then moved to Detroit Holley Carburetor. In 1930, Wood turned professional with theBrooklyn Wanderers of theAmerican Soccer League . The Wanderers folded in 1931, and there is a gap in Wood's career for two years.England
In 1933 Wood moved to
England to play withLeicester City . In 1936, he transferred to Nottingham Forest for one season before joined Colchester United in 1937. In 1938, he moved toChelmsford City of the Southern League before retiring in 1939.National team
cotland youth
In 1921, Wood played once for Scotland in a junior team match against Wales before moving to the United States.
U.S. senior
Wood would then earn four caps with the U.S. national team in 1930. Three of the games came at the
1930 FIFA World Cup . At that Cup, the U.S. won the first two games, over Belgium and Paraguay by a 3-0 score in each game, they lost to Argentina 6-1 in the semifinals. Following the cup, the U.S. played Brazil on August 17, 1930 before returning to the U.S. That was Wood’s last game with the national team. [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html]Post soccer career
After retiring from playing professional soccer, Wood moved back to
Gary, Indiana where he worked for theU.S. Steel Corporation . He retired in 1970 and was inducted into theNational Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.External links
* [http://www.soccerhall.org/famers/alexander_wood.htm National Soccer Hall of Fame profile]
* [http://www.soccerballworld.com/1930%20Soccer%20Ball.htm 1930 World Cup team photo]
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