| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurice Woodward[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Enderby, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 February 1950 (aged 58)[2] | ||
| Place of death | West Bromwich, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back, left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Enderby Granite | |||
| Enderby Town | |||
| 1912–1914 | Leicester Fosse | 2 | (0) |
| 1914 | Southend United | ||
| 1917–1918 | → Brentford (guest) | 7 | (0) |
| 1918–1919 | → Brentford (guest) | 13 | (0) |
| 1919–1922 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | (1) |
| 1922 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Maurice Woodward (21 October 1891 – 17 February 1950) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back and left back in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester Fosse.[1][4]
Personal life
Woodward served as a sergeant in the Football Battalion of the 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]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester Fosse | 1913–14[5] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1919–20[6] | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 1920–21[7] | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1921–22[8] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 319. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part 21". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ↑ "Football's advent. Wolverhampton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
- ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ "Maurice Woodward | Leicester City career stats". FoxesHistory. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "Appearances & Scorers 1919/20". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ↑ "Appearances & Scorers 1920/21". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ↑ "Appearances & Scorers 1921/22". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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