Harry Wood (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Wood | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1868 | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 July 1951 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Walsall Swifts | |||
| 1887–1891 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 60 | (35) |
| 1891 | Walsall | ||
| 1891–1898 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 181 | (74) |
| 1898–1905 | Southampton | 158 | (62) |
| National team | |||
| 1890–1896 | England | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Harry Wood (26 June 1868 – 5 July 1951) was a professional footballer who played most of his career as an inside forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton.
Wood was born in Walsall and started his career with Walsall Swifts before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers for the first time in 1887. In the following season, Wolves became one of the inaugural members of the Football League, finishing the season in third place. Wolves also reached the final of the FA Cup, losing to the league champions Preston North End. Wood was Wolves' top scorer with thirteen goals from his seventeen league appearances. He was also Wolves' top scorer in 1890–91 (jointly with Sammy Thomson) and 1892–93 (with 16 goals).
Wood remained with Wolves for the following two seasons, before returning to Walsall in the summer of 1891. His sojourn with Walsall was brief, however, and in November he returned to Wolves.
He remained with Wolves for a further seven seasons, during which he made two further appearances in FA Cup finals, being part of the winning team in 1893 (beating Everton 1–0), and losing 2–1 to Sheffield Wednesday in 1896. Whilst with Wolves, he made three appearances for England scoring once. Again he was Wolves' top scorer in 1894–95 and 1895–96.
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