Martin Patching
English footballer (1958–2023)
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Martin Patching (1 November 1958 – December 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford and Northampton Town, in non-League football for Dunstable, Staines Town and Hendon, and in Sunday league football for Hemel Hempstead Spinners.[1][2][3][4] He was capped by the England schools team[1] and the national youth team in 1977.[5] Patching scouted for Watford and Nottingham Forest after retiring from playing.[2] His son, Cauley Woodrow, is a professional footballer.[6] Patching died in December 2023, at the age of 65.[7][8]
Full name
Martin Patching[1]
Date of birth
1 November 1958
Place of birth
Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England[1]
Date of death
December 2023 (aged 65)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Patching[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | December 2023 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Rotherham | ||
| Position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1975 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1979 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 90 | (10) |
| 1979–1983 | Watford | 25 | (3) |
| 1983 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1985–1987 | Dunstable | ||
| 1987–1996 | Staines Town | ||
| 1996 | Hendon | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 122 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974 | England Schoolboys | 7 | (1) |
| 1976–1977 | England Youth | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
