Leonard Wood (footballer) explained

Leonard Wood
Fullname:Leonard Wood
Height:5 ft 8 in[1]
Years1:1934–1935
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1935–1938
Clubs2:Mansfield Town
Caps2:46
Goals2:3
Years3:1938–1939
Totalcaps:46
Totalgoals:3

Leonard Wood was a professional footballer who played in the Football League for Mansfield Town.[2] [3]

Career

Wood began his career at Huddersfield Town, before signing for Mansfield Town in 1935. At Mansfield, Wood made 46 Football League appearances, scoring three times, before departing in 1938 for Tunbridge Wells Rangers.[2] Wood's exploits at Tunbridge Wells, scoring over 30 goals for the club, led Chelmsford City to sign him in 1939.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mansfield Town. Outlook much more hopeful . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . xvi . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Player search: Wood, L (Leonard) . English National Football Archive . 5 April 2021 . subscription.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2004 . SoccerData . 286 . 1-899468-67-6.
  4. Book: Jack Rollin. Vintage Clarets – Bitter Times. Tony Brown. 13 . 2007. 978-1-911376-05-7.