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John Woods (footballer)

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Place of birth
  
Scotland

1955–1957
  
Hamilton Academical

Playing position
  
Inside forward

Total
  

Years
  
Team

Name
  
John Woods

1954–1955
  
Rangers


John Woods is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

After playing for Pollok, Woods signed for Rangers at the age of 15, and made one appearance for them in the Scottish Football League during the 1954–1955 season. That match was on 26 March 1955, and resulted in a 1-0 win for Rangers at home to Queen of the South. After leaving Rangers, Woods next played for Hamilton Academical, scoring 19 goals in 49 League appearances for them. Woods then moved to Canada to play for Winnipeg, later moving to Vancouver in the late 1950s. While playing for St. Andrews in 1962, Woods received a two-year ban for refusing to play in an exhibition game for the Vancouver All-Stars.

References

John Woods (footballer) Wikipedia