- Brian Woodall
Football player infobox
playername = Brian Woodall
fullname = Brian Harold Woodall
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dateofbirth = birth date|1948|6|6
cityofbirth =Chester
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = death date and age|2007|5|4|1948|6|6|df=y
cityofdeath =Chester
countryofdeath =England
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position = Winger
youthyears = 1963–1965
youthclubs = Sheffield Wednesday
years = 1965–1970
1970
1970–1971
1971
1971–?
clubs = Sheffield Wednesday
→ Oldham Athletic (loan)
Chester
→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)
Oswestry Town
caps(goals) = 22 0 0(4)
4 0 00(1)
13 0 0(2)
11 0 0(3)
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ntupdate =Brian Woodall (born
June 6 1948 ,Chester ; diedMay 4 2007 ,Chester ) was a professional footballer who played inThe Football League for four clubs.Playing career
Woodall began his career by playing for top-flight side Sheffield Wednesday, who he made his league debut for during the 1967–68 season. One of the highlights of his spell at Hillsborough was scoring twice in a 3–1
FA Cup win over Leeds United.cite web|url= http://www.chester-city.co.uk/brian_woodall_obituary.asp|title= Brian Woodall 1948 - 2007| publisher=www.chester-city.co.uk | accessdate=2008-01-18]Woodall made just one league appearance for Wednesday during the 1969–70 season and he spent time on loan with Oldham Athletic. At the end of the season he joined hometown club Chester. He made a bright start to his Chester career, scoring on the opening day of the 1970–71 season in a 2–1 win at Brentford. Unfortunately he lost his place in early October 1970 and made just five more first-team appearances after this. [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= stats section |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] He ended the season on loan with
Cheshire neighbours Crewe Alexandra.That marked the end of Woodall’s professional career as he joined non-league side Oswestry Town in the summer of 1971.
External links
* [http://www.chester-city.co.uk/brian_woodall_obituary.asp Chester City obituary]
References
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