John Woodall (footballer)

John Woodall
Personal information
Full name Bertram John Woodall
Date of birth (1949-01-16) 16 January 1949
Place of birth Goole, England
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1967 Goole Town ? (?)
1967–1968 York City 2 (0)
1968–1969 Selby Town ? (?)
1969–? Goole Town ? (?)
?–1974 Gainsborough Trinity ? (?)
1974–1975 Rotherham United 26 (6)
1975–? Scarborough ? (?)
?–1981 Selby Town ? (?)
1981–? Goole Town ? (?)
?–? Gainsborough Trinity ? (?)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Bertram John Woodall (born 16 January 1949), more commonly known as John Woodall, is an English former footballer.

Career

Woodall was playing for Goole Town before joining York City in February 1967 as a part-timer to provide cover for Ted MacDougall, after being spotted by former Goole manager George Teasdale.[1] He made two appearances for the side before moving onto Selby Town in May 1968, where he played until 1969 when he rejoined Goole.[1] He then played at Gainsborough Trinity before returning to the Football League with Rotherham United in March 1974.[1] He made 26 appearances and scored six goals in the league whilst at the club,[2] after which he joined Scarborough in March 1975.[1] He played in three FA Trophy finals for Scarborough, in 1975, 1976, when he scored in the 3–2 win over Stafford Rangers and 1977.[1] He finished as the club's top scorer in two consecutive seasons; 1975–76 (30 goals) and 1976–77 (24 goals).[3] He later rejoined Selby and then returned to Goole in 1981.[1] He went on to finish his career with a return to Gainsborough.[1]

He won the Player of the year award in 1976, whilst playing for Scarborough.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). "Football League Players". Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922-1997. Citizen Publications. p. 114. ISBN 0-9531005-0-2.
  2. ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 672. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  3. ↑ "Top Scorer(s)". Scarborough FC. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
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