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John Woods
Personal information
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Pollok
Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1955 Rangers 1 (0)
1955–1957 Hamilton Academical 49 (19)
Winnipeg
St. Andrews
Total 50 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Woods is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

After playing for Pollok,[1] Woods signed for Rangers at the age of 15,[2] and made one appearance for them in the Scottish Football League during the 1954–1955 season.[1] That match was on 26 March 1955, and resulted in a 1-0 win for Rangers at home to Queen of the South.[3] After leaving Rangers, Woods next played for Hamilton Academical, scoring 19 goals in 49 League appearances for them.[4] Woods then moved to Canada to play for Winnipeg,[4] later moving to Vancouver in the late 1950s.[2] While playing for St. Andrews in 1962, Woods received a two-year ban for refusing to play in an exhibition game for the Vancouver All-Stars.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rangers : 1946/47 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  2. ^ a b c Jukich, Roy (23 June 1962). "Crossan, Woods Banned 2 Years for Pay Rebellion". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Profile". Fitbastats.
  4. ^ a b "Hamilton Academical : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.