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Scottish footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Woodburn (1895 in Darvel – 1960)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for West Ham United, and in the Scottish League for Ayr United.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1895 | ||
Place of birth | Darvel, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1960 | ||
Position(s) | Centre-half, right-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919 | Hurlford | ||
1919–1920 | West Ham United | 4 | (0) |
1920 | Peterborough & Fletton United | ||
1920 | Vale of Clyde | ||
1920–1928 | Ayr United | 128 | (0) |
1924–1925 | → Galston (loan) | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Woodburn started his career at Hurlford before moving to Second Division club West Ham United on 28 July 1919.[2] He made his debut for the east London club on 25 October at right-half, against Birmingham.[3] He made three appearances in March 1920 at centre-half before transferring to Peterborough & Fletton United.[4][5]
He returned to Scotland and played briefly for Vale of Clyde before signing for Ayr United on 25 May 1920. He spent the next eight seasons with the club, playing as a right-back. During the 1924–25 season, he made a single appearance for Galston while on loan.[5]
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