Brian Wood (footballer)
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Full name
Brian Thomas Wood
Date of birth
8 December 1940
Place of birth
Hamworthy, England
Date of death
5 July 2014 (aged 73)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Thomas Wood | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamworthy, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 July 2014 (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 | |||
Brian Thomas Wood (8 December 1940 – 5 July 2014) was an English footballer who played as a central defender.
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]
