John Woods (rugby league)

John Woods is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, and coached in the 1980s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Leigh (twice), Bradford Northern, Warrington, and Rochdale Hornets, as a Fullback, Centre, or Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 1, 3 or 4, or 6, and coaching at club level for Leigh.

John Woods won caps for England while at Leigh in 1979 against Wales (sub), and France, in 1980 against Wales (sub), and France, in 1981 against France, Wales, and Wales (sub), and won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1979 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand, in 1980 against New Zealand, in 1981 against France (2 matches), in 1982 against Australia, and Australia (sub), in 1983 against France, and while at Warrington in 1987 against Papua New Guinea.

John Woods played Stand-off/Five-eighth, and scored 2-conversions in Leigh's 8-3 victory over Widnes in the 1981 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1981–82 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 26 September 1981, and played Stand-off/Five-eighth, and scored 2-conversions in Warrington's 16-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1987 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 11 October 1987.