Brian Wood (footballer)

Brian Thomas Wood (8 December 1940 – 5 July 2014) was an English footballer who played as a central defender.

Brian Wood

Personal information
Full name	Brian Thomas Wood
Date of birth	(1940-12-08)8 December 1940
Place of birth	Hamworthy, England
Date of death	5 July 2014(2014-07-05) (aged 73)
Place of death	Saxtead, England^[1]
Position(s)	Central defender
Youth career
	West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1961	West Bromwich Albion	0	(0)
1961–1966	Crystal Palace	143	(1)
1966–1968	Leyton Orient	58	(3)
1968–1970	Colchester United	71	(2)
1970–1976	Workington	204	(9)
Total		476	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:57, 17 May 2011

Career

Born in Hamworthy, Wood made a total of 476 appearances in The Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace, Leyton Orient, Colchester United and Workington.^[2] After leaving Workington, he became a scout for Preston North End, a job he combined with managing the Willis Faber and Dumas sports club in Ipswich.^[1]

After suffering dementia and Parkinson's disease, Wood died in a care home in Saxtead, Suffolk on 5 July 2014.^[1]

Honours

Club

Crystal Palace^[3]

• Football League Third Division Runner-up (1): 1963–64

References

1. "U's Lose Former Star". Colchester United FC. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
2. Player Profile - Brian Wood 15 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

External links

• Brian Wood at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
• at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-06-15)