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Alan Woods (footballer)

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Alan Woods
Personal information
Full name Alan Edward Woods
Date of birth (1937-02-15)15 February 1937
Place of birth Dinnington, South Yorkshire
Date of death 28 September 2021(2021-09-28) (aged 84)
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1956 Tottenham Hotspur 6 (0)
1956–1960 Swansea City 30 (0)
1960–1967 York City 228 (4)
Boston United
International career
1955 England Youth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Edward Woods (15 February 1937 – 28 September 2021)[1] was an English footballer who played as a wing half. Woods was capped by the England national youth team in 1955 while a Tottenham Hotspur player.[2] He died in September 2021.[3]

His son Neil Woods and grandson Michael Woods are also active in football.

References

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  1. ^ Alan Woods RIP
  2. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1988). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1988–89. Queen Anne Press. p. 753. ISBN 978-0-356-15880-8.
  3. ^ Richardson, Joe (28 September 2021). "Former York City midfielder Alan Woods dies". The Press. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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  • Alan Woods at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database