| Vivian Woodward | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vivian John Woodward | |
| Date of birth | 3 June 1879 | |
| Place of birth | Kennington, London, England | |
| Date of death | 31 January 1954 (aged 74) | |
| Place of death | Ealing, England | |
| Playing position | Centre Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| -1901 1901-1909 1909-1915 |
Clacton Town Tottenham Hotspur Chelsea |
0 (0) 132 (63) 106 (30) |
| National team | ||
| 1903-1911 1906-1914 |
England England Amateur |
23 (29) 30 (44) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Vivian Woodward |
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| Medal record | |||
| Men's Football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | London 1908 | Team competition | |
| Gold | Stockholm 1912 | Team competition | |
Vivian John Woodward (3 June 1879 - 31 January 1954) was an English amateur football player who enjoyed the peak of his career in the late 1900s and early 1910s. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, an official football tournament was contested for the first time The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was one of the 102 events at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit study or science without formal training or pay Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919
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Club Career
He began his career at Clacton Town Football Club and joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1901. History Clacton was the site of the lower Palaeolithic Clactonian industry of flint tool manufacture Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting [1]
Woodward joined Chelsea in 1909 and went on to play in a total of 116 games for them and scored a 34 goals[2]. He was their leading scorer in the 1912-13 season when he scored 10 goals[3]. At the start of World War I he enlisted in the British Army and did not play many matches during the 1914-15 season but he was given special leave to join Chelsea at Old Trafford for the Cup Final when Bob Thomson was injured[4]. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The 1915 FA Cup Final took place on 24 April 1915 and was contested by Sheffield United and Chelsea. Robert 'Bob' Thomson was an English footballer who played during the early 20th century mainly prior to World War I. However Thomson recovered and Woodward refused to play and deny Thomson his chance to play in an FA Cup final as Woodward had not played in any of the qualifying matches[5]. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after
Woodward was injured later in the war and did not return to top class football.
International Career
He made his England debut in 1903, scoring twice in a 4-0 defeat of Ireland. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football This article deals with the Irish Football Association team up to 1950 when it last picked players from outside Northern Ireland Between 1903 and 1911, he won 23 full caps and scored 29 goals, setting an English record that would last until the 1950s. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive He also played in three unofficial international matches against South Africa in 1910, scoring a further four goals. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa At the time, England only usually played three matches a season, for the British Home Championship, but two tours to central Europe in 1908 and 1909 netted Woodward 15 goals (over half his total). The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom Central Europe is the Region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and
He also turned out 44 times for England Amateurs and scored 57 goals, most of them against inferior European teams. The England national amateur football team was the Amateur representative team for England at football. In one match against France in 1906, Woodward scored 8 goals in a 15-0 win according to The Times and Sporting Life match reports the following day. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting FIFA's official record of the match credits him with 4 goals.
Olympic Career
Woodward was Great Britain captain at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games, both of which Great Britain won. At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, an official football tournament was contested for the first time Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was one of the 102 events at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
Military Career
He joined the 17th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment. A battalion is a Military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own was a Regiment of the British Army. This was one of the Pals battalion formed during the early stages of World War I. The Pals battalions of World War I were units of the British Army that consisted of men who had enlisted together at special local recruiting drives with the promise World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All It was known as the "Footballers Battalion" and it included many members of the Woodwards former team Tottenham Hotspur. He served on the western front and was wounded in 1916[6]. See Western Front (disambiguation for other meanings Western Front was a term used during the First and Second World He reached the rank of Captain. [7]
References
- ^ A Romance of football page 29 Retrieved March 23 2008 http://www.spurshistory.com/pages/35.htm
- ^ Glanvill, Rick (2006). Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd, p. 410. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
- ^ Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd, p. 380. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
- ^ Unknown (1915). Cup Final Programme.
- ^ Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd, p. 181. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
- ^ Soccer Soldiers. National Army Museum. The National Army Museum is the British Army's central museum Retrieved on Jan 30, 2008.
- ^ “Issue 31370”, London Gazette: 19, 30 May
Further reading
- Jacobs, Norman (1 August 2005). Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Vivian Woodward: Football's Gentleman. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0752434306.
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