David Woodfield

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David Woodfield
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-10-11) 11 October 1943 (age 79)
Place of birth Leamington Spa, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1970 Wolverhampton Wanderers 250 (13)
1971–1974 Watford 15 (0)
Total265(13)
Managerial career
1979 Saudi Arabia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Woodfield (born 11 October 1943) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Watford and Wolverhampton Wanderers. [1]

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Career

After a nine-year spell with Wolverhampton Wanderers where he made over 250 appearances Woodfield played for Watford before deciding to do coaching and education work in Asia. He lived and worked in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Brunei and spent 11 years in Malaysia before returning to England in 2011. [2]

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References

  1. "David Woodfield". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "Duggie's Back! Woodfield Home At Last". Wolves Heroes. Retrieved 7 March 2014.