Full name Eric Eastwood Name Eric Eastwood Role Footballer | Place of death Bolton, England Position Midfielder Playing position | |
Date of birth (1916-03-24)24 March 1916 Place of birth Heywood, Greater Manchester, England Died October 1991, Bolton, United Kingdom | ||
Date of death October 1991 (age 75) | ||
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.
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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. 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. 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. 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.