Maurice Woodward

Maurice Woodward
Personal information
Full name Maurice Woodward[1]
Date of birth (1891-10-12)12 October 1891
Place of birth Enderby, England
Date of death 17 February 1950(1950-02-17) (aged 58)[2]
Place of death West Bromwich, England[2]
Playing position Half back, left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Enderby Granite
Enderby Town
1912–1914 Leicester Fosse 2 (0)
Southend United
1919–1922 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 (1)
1922 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 319. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part 21". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.


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