Eric Eastwood (footballer)
Eric Eastwood (24 March 1916 – October 1991) was an English footballer who played for Manchester City and Port Vale in the Football League in the period following World War II.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Eastwood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1916[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Heywood, Greater Manchester, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | October 1991 (age 75)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Bolton, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chorley Road Congregationals | |||
| Little Lever | |||
| Westhoughton | |||
| Heywood St. James's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1947 | Manchester City | 16 | (0) |
| 1947–1950 | Port Vale | 28 | (1) |
| Total | 44 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Eastwood played for local non-league teams Chorley Road Congregationals, Little Lever, Westhoughton and Heywood St. James's, before joining Manchester City. After spells guesting for Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United during the war he signed to Port Vale from Manchester City for a four-figure fee in March 1947.[1] He scored his first goal in the Football League on 26 April, in a 2–1 win over Bristol Rovers at The Old Recreation Ground, and went on to play six Third Division South games in the 1946–47 season.[1] He featured in 19 league and FA Cup games in the 1947–48 season, but was transfer listed by manager Gordon Hodgson as he appeared just four times in the 1948–49 campaign.[1] He suffered with groin muscle problems and left on a free transfer in April 1950 after failing to make it onto the pitch in the 1949–50 season.[1]
Statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Manchester City | 1938–39 | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1946–47 | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Port Vale | 1946–47 | Third Division South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1947–48 | Third Division South | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1948–49 | Third Division South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
References
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 92. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- Eric Eastwood at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)