Jack Woodman

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Jack Woodman
Jack Woodman Footballer, Bristol Rovers FC.jpg
Woodman, Bristol Rovers, 1936
Personal information
Full name John Albert Edward Woodman
Date of birth (1914-07-09)9 July 1914
Place of birth Bristol, England
Date of death 16 January 1984(1984-01-16) (aged 69)
Place of death Bristol, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
????–1935 Melrose
1935–1937 Bristol Rovers 39 (21)
1937–1938 Preston North End 0 (0)
1938–1939 Swindon Town 0 (0)
1939 Wrexham 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Albert Edward Woodman (9 July 1914 – 16 January 1984) was a professional association footballer who played in England during the 1930s.[1]

Prior to turning professional, Woodman played for Windmill Hill School in Bristol and Melrose in the Bristol Suburban League. He signed with Bristol Rovers on 23 May 1935 and spent two years playing for them,[2] ending the 1935–36 season as the club's top scorer with fifteen goals.[3]

He commanded a transfer fee of £500 pounds, at the time a large sum, when he was signed by Preston North End in 1937. He failed to make a single first team appearance for Preston however, and the following season he was sold to Swindon Town for £350. During his spell in Swindon he again made no appearances for the first team. He signed for Wrexham in 1939, and played in all three of their matches before the 1939–40 Football League season was abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 287. ISBN 1899468676.
  2. ^ a b Jay, Mike; Byrne, Stephen (1994). Pirates in Profile: A Who's Who of Bristol Rovers Players. Bristol: Potten, Baber & Murray. p. 304. ISBN 0-9524835-0-5.
  3. ^ Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. p. 511. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.


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