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Harry Woodcock

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Harry Woodcock
Personal information
Full name Harold Woodcock[1]
Date of birth (1928-09-18)18 September 1928[1]
Place of birth Darlington, England
Date of death 31 March 2003(2003-03-31) (aged 74)[1]
Place of death Darlington, England
Position(s) Wing half, inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–195? Darlington 5 (0)
1954–195? Blackhall Colliery Welfare
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Woodcock (18 September 1928 – 31 March 2003), commonly known as Harry Woodcock, was an English footballer who played for Darlington in the Football League.

Life and career

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Woodcock was born in Darlington, County Durham, and joined his hometown club, Darlington F.C. of the Football League Third Division North, in August 1952.[1] He made his debut during the 1952–53 season, and made five League appearances in total,[2] including at right half against Wrexham in March 1953 and at inside right against York City in January 1954,[3] but played mostly for the reserve team in the North-Eastern League. In December 1953, he scored four times, including a first-half hat-trick, as Darlington Reserves won 6–3 away to Ashington.[4] He was still on Darlington's books in 1954–55, but was loaned to North-Eastern League club Blackhall Colliery Welfare in November 1954; he made a "pleasing debut" playing at left half against Stockton,[5] and also appeared at centre half.[6] Woodcock died in Darlington at the age of 74.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Harry Woodcock". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Clarke left out against Wrexham". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 5 March 1953. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
    Meek, David (1 January 1954). "Darlington gain interval lead". Yorkshire Post. p. 16 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Darlington on the target against Ashington". Morpeth Herald. 25 December 1953. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Blackhall tackle Stockton with four new men in line-up". Sunderland Echo. 19 November 1954. p. 26 – via British Newspaper Archive.
    "Colliery clubs review. Late Stockton goal foiled 'Hall'". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 22 November 1954. p. 11 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Around the collieries. Horden, 'Hall' make changes". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 17 December 1954. p. 16 – via British Newspaper Archive.