John Woodward (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Woodward | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1966 | Stoke City | 11 | (1) |
| 1966–1969 | Aston Villa | 26 | (7) |
| 1969–1973 | Walsall | 125 | (23) |
| 1973–1975 | Port Vale | 99 | (30) |
| 1975–1977 | Scunthorpe United | 19 | (5) |
| Oostende | |||
| Kidderminster Harriers | |||
| Total | 280+ | (66+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Woodward (born 6 January 1947) is an English former footballer. A forward, he scored 66 goals in 269 league games in a 13-year career in the Football League. He played and scored in all four divisions of the Football League.
He began his career at Stoke City before he was sold to Aston Villa for a £30,000 fee in October 1966. He switched to Walsall three years later before he joined Port Vale for a fee of £2,250 in February 1973. He finished as the club's top-scorer in 1973–74 but suffered a loss of form and was allowed to join Scunthorpe United in May 1975. After two years with the "Iron", he had spells with Belgian club Oostende and Southern League side Kidderminster Harriers.