Harry Woods (footballer) explained

Harry Woods
Birth Date:12 March 1890
Birth Place:St Helens, England
Height:[1]
Position:Inside forward
Years1:1908
Clubs1:St Helens Recreation
Years2:1909
Clubs2:Ashton Town
Years3:1910
Clubs3:St Helens Town
Years4:1911–1915
Clubs4:Norwich City
Years5:1919–1922
Clubs5:South Shields
Caps5:92
Goals5:23
Years6:1922–1923
Clubs6:Newcastle United
Caps6:14
Goals6:2
Years7:1923–1926
Clubs7:Arsenal
Caps7:70
Goals7:21
Years8:1926–1930
Clubs8:Luton Town
Caps8:97
Goals8:22
Years9:1930
Clubs9:North Shields

Harry Woods (12 March 1890 – 1956) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He initially trained as a glass worker whilst playing as an amateur for St Helens Recreation, and then Ashton Town and St Helens Town. In 1911, he joined Norwich City, then in the Southern League, where he played until the outbreak of World War I, making 151 appearances and scoring 37 goals in all competitions.

Woods served in the Tank Corps in France during the war, and finally began his Football League career with South Shields, then in the Second Division, in August 1919. After two seasons with the club, during which he scored 24 times in 95 games, which earned him a £2600 move to Newcastle United in January 1922. Woods failed to settle at St James' Park, however, managing just two goals in 16 appearances before he joined Arsenal on 25 August 1923.[2] He scored ten goals in his first season, helping the Gunners to narrowly avoid relegation, but after Jimmy Brain made his first-team debut in October 1924 and established himself in the side, Woods' opportunities were limited. The team's form improved dramatically after Herbert Chapman was appointed manager in 1925, but Woods played only three times under him, and left for Luton Town in August 1926, where he scored 27 goals in 105 games. He moved back into non-league football with North Shields in 1930.[3]

Woods died in 1956.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Newcastle United . Tynesider . Athletic News . Manchester . 21 August 1922 . 5.
  2. Web site: Harry Woods; Knighton's last number 9 . The History of Arsenal . 6 August 2013 . 2017-08-17.
  3. Web site: Woods Harry Image 2 Arsenal 1924 . Vintage Footballers . 2017-08-17.
  4. Web site: Player search: Woods, H (Harry) . English National Football Archive . subscription . 4 February 2021.