Thomas Woodward (8 December 1917 – 18 November 1994) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

for

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

and

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...

. In the season 1951-1952, he scored 3 goals in 22 appearances in the

Lancashire Combination The Lancashire Combination was a football league founded in the North West of England in 1891–92. It absorbed the Lancashire League in 1903. In 1968 the Combination lost five of its clubs to the newly formed Northern Premier League. In 1982 i ...

for

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, they have p ...

. Woodward had scored 19 goals for Bolton in 169 cup games and leagues.

Career

Woodward made his first team debut against Stoke City in 1936 when he was 18 years old.

References

External links

* * English men's footballers English Football League players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players 1917 births 1994 deaths Sportspeople from Westhoughton Footballers from Greater Manchester Wigan Athletic F.C. players Men's association football wingers 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1910s-stub