Personal information | |||
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Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Pollok | |||
Rangers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1954–1955 | Rangers | 1 | (0) |
1955–1957 | Hamilton Academical | 49 | (19) |
Winnipeg | |||
1958–1962 | Vancouver St. Andrews FC | ||
1960 | → Westminster Royals FC (loan) | ||
1963–1967 | North Shore United / Luckies | ||
Total | 50 | (19) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Woods is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
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 Pacific Coast League, [5] Woods played five seasons for Vancouver St. Andrews FC and four seasons for North Shore United FC / Luckies. [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] After his playing career, he served as a manager for North Shore United.
In 1960, Woods played for Canada's national team on tour in the Soviet Union and United Kingdom. [6] He then won the Canada Soccer Championship The Challenge Trophy while on loan for the Westminster Royals FC. He scored two goals in the championship match on 22 October 1960, a 4:0 win over Toronto Golden Mile. [7]