Tony Woodcock (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Stewart Woodcock | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1979 | Nottingham Forest | 129 | (36) |
| 1976 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1977 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 1979–1982 | 1. FC Köln | 81 | (28) |
| 1982–1986 | Arsenal | 131 | (56) |
| 1986–1988 | 1. FC Köln | 49 | (11) |
| 1988–1990 | Fortuna Köln | 37 | (5) |
| Total | 437 | (139) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1978 | England U21 | 2 | (5) |
| 1978–1986 | England | 42 | (16) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Anthony Stewart "Tony" Woodcock (born 6 December 1955) is a retired English international footballer who played professionally in both England and Germany as a striker for Nottingham Forest, FC Köln and Arsenal. Woodcock won the European Cup which is now known as the UEFA Champions League in 1979 with Nottingham Forest.
Born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, Woodcock started his career at Nottingham Forest, whom he joined as an apprentice in 1974. After loan spells at Lincoln City and Doncaster Rovers, Woodcock broke into the Forest first team in 1976–77, helping the team to promotion to the First Division. Woodcock would later credit the Lincoln move and the leadership of Graham Taylor as being instrumental to his development. Under Brian Clough, Forest went on to win the First Division title and Football League Cup in 1978 with Woodcock winning the PFA Young Player of the Year award that year as well, and the European Cup in 1979. He also scored in Forest's victory over Southampton in the 1979 Football League Cup Final.
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