John Wood ( born John Wood ; February 17, 1894 - September 9, 1971 ) is a Scottish footballer . Known for his performances for a number of Scottish clubs and for English Manchester United in the 1910s and 1920s [1] [2] [3] [4] .
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| Born | February 17, 1894 Leuven, Fife , Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 9, 1971 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Football career
A native of , Fife , John Wood began his career at the Hibernian Club in Scotland. In the 1913/14 season, he played 13 matches and scored 3 goals in the Scottish Championship. During World War I, he played for the Black Watch football team of the 3rd battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland [5] . After the war, he continued to play for the Hibernian. In total, he played 63 matches for the team and scored 10 goals [5] .
Later he played for the Scottish teams Dunfermline Athletic and Lochgely United. In June 1921 he became a player of Dumbarton . He made his debut for the club on August 20, 1921 in a championship match against Kilmarnock . Four days later, he scored his first goal for the team in a game against Hamilton Academic . In total, in the 1921/22 season, he scored 25 goals in the league for Dumbarton, including four doubles and one hat-trick [6] .
In May 1922 he moved to the English club Manchester United for 1750 pounds [4] . Debuted for the club in the first match of the 1922/23 season against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford Stadium; the match ended with the victory of United with a score of 2: 1 thanks to the goals of Joe Spence and John Wood [7] . The goal in the debut match for United was the only one for Wood: he played for the team another 14 matches in the league and 1 in the FA Cup , but did not score more goals [8] . His last match in the main team was the game of the FA Cup against Bradford City [9] . At the end of the season, Wood left the club.
In June 1923 he returned to Scotland, becoming a player in St. Mirren . He spent a season and a half in the club, playing 32 matches and scoring 18 goals. During the 1924/25 season, he changed the club, becoming a player of East Sterlingshire , who played in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League . Spent 40 matches for the club and scored 33 goals.
In 1926 he changed several clubs, briefly playing for Hamilton Academic and Cowdenbeat , until he became a player in the club of the second division of the Scottish Championship East Fife , where he spent the next three seasons (played 83 matches, scored 67 goals). He spent the 1928/29 season at the Alloa Athletic Club (14 matches, 7 goals), after which he completed his career.
Performance Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup [10] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 1913/14 | Scotland First Division | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| 1918/19 | five | 0 | - | five | 0 | |||
| 1919/20 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 7 | ||
| Total | 53 | ten | ten | 0 | 63 | ten | ||
| Dumbarton | 1921/22 | Scotland First Division | 42 | 25 | one | 0 | 43 | 25 |
| Total | 42 | 25 | one | 0 | 43 | 25 | ||
| Manchester United | 1922/23 | England Second Division | 15 | one | one | 0 | sixteen | one |
| Total | 15 | one | one | 0 | sixteen | one | ||
| Saint Mirren | 1923/24 | Scotland First Division | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | nineteen | 15 |
| 1924/25 | 13 | 3 | - | 13 | 3 | |||
| Total | thirty | sixteen | 2 | 2 | 32 | 18 | ||
| East Sterlingshire | 1924/25 | Scotland Second Division | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 14 | sixteen |
| 1925/26 | 25 | 17 | one | 0 | 26 | 17 | ||
| Total | 37 | thirty | 3 | 3 | 40 | 33 | ||
| East Fife | 1925/26 | Scotland Second Division | 9 | eight | - | 9 | eight | |
| 1926/27 | 38 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 48 | ||
| 1927/28 | 27 | ten | 2 | one | 29th | eleven | ||
| Total | 74 | 59 | 9 | eight | 83 | 67 | ||
| Alloa Athletic | 1928/29 | Scotland Second Division | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | ||
| Total career | 263 | 148 | 28 | 13 | 291 | 161 | ||
Notes
- ↑ Michael Joyce. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. - Nottingham: Tony Brown, 2012 .-- P. 318. - ISBN 190589161X .
- ↑ Steve Emms & Richard Wells. Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890-91 to 1938-39. - Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown, 2007 .-- ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9 .
- ↑ Player profiles W. StMirren.info.
- ↑ 1 2 Iain McCartney. The official Manchester United Players AZ. - London: Simon & Schuster, 2013 .-- P. 467. - ISBN 978-1-47112-846-2 .
- ↑ 1 2 Hibernian Player John Wood Details . Fitbastats.com.
- ↑ John Wood - Player Profile . SonsArchive.com.
- ↑ Manchester United 2 v 1 Crystal Palace, League Division Two Matchday 01, 26th August 1922, Season 1922-1923, Venue: Old Trafford . MUFCInfo.com.
- ↑ John Wood . StretfordEnd.co.uk.
- ↑ Bradford City 1 v 1 Manchester United, FA Cup 1st Round, 13th January 1923, Season 1922-1923, Venue: Valley Parade . MUFCInfo.com.
- ↑ Scottish Cup , FA Cup .