Alfred Wood (footballer)

Alfred Spedding Wood (born 29 June 1879, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.

Alfred Wood
Personal information
Date of birth (1879-06-29)29 June 1879
Place of birth Workington, Cumberland, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1905 Blackpool 0 (0)
1905–1906 Burnley 5 (1)
1906–19xx Workington ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wood was born in Workington, Cumberland in June 1879.[1] He began his career at Blackpool, but did not make any League appearances in his one season with the club. He joined fellow Football League Second Division side Burnley in June 1905[2] and made his Clarets debut on 25 December in place of the unavailable Dick Smith. He scored in the 4–1 win against his former club Blackpool. Wood made four further appearances for the club, but failed to get on the scoresheet again. His final Burnley match came on 28 April 1906, the last day of the 1905–06 season, in the 1–3 defeat away at Stockport County.[3] Wood left Burnley in May 1906 and returned to his hometown club, Workington.

References
  1. Ancestry: Alfred Spedding Wood in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  2. Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. Burnley: Burnley Football Club. p. 488. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
  3. Simpson (2007), pp. 100–101
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