Maurice Woodward
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurice Woodward[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Enderby, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 February 1950 (aged 58)[2] | ||
| Place of death | West Bromwich, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back, left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Enderby Granite | |||
| Enderby Town | |||
| 1912–1914 | Leicester Fosse | 2 | (0) |
| 1914 | Southend United | ||
| 1917–1918 | → Brentford (guest) | 7 | (0) |
| 1918–1919 | → Brentford (guest) | 13 | (0) |
| 1919–1922 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | (1) |
| 1922 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Maurice Woodward (21 October 1891 – 17 February 1950) was an English professional football half back and left back who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester Fosse.[1][3]
Personal life
Woodward served as a sergeant in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[2] He suffered a knee injury and from sciatica during the war.[2] He later became a publican in Wall Heath.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester Fosse | 1913–14[4] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 319. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b c d e "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part 21". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Maurice Woodward | Leicester City career stats – FoxesHistory". 1 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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- 1891 births
- People from Enderby, Leicestershire
- 1950 deaths
- English footballers
- Association football wing halves
- Association football fullbacks
- Leicester United F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- English Football League players
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Brentford F.C. wartime guest players
- Publicans
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