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Ray Wood

Manchester United FC

3 appearances, 3 goals against
one clean sheet

P 3 W 3 D 0 L 0 F 10: A 3
100% successful

1954-56

captain: none
minutes played:
270

Timeline

  Raymond Ernest Wood
Birth 11 June 1931 in Hebburn, County Durham [registered in South Shields, June 1931].
  According to the 1939 register, Raymond, a pupil, and his younger brother, Robert, are living with their parents, Robert Wraith and Mary Josephine (née Todd), at 12 Alfred Street in Hebburn.
Marriage to Elizabeth A. Lamb [registered in Durham North East, September 1954].
Death 7 July 2002 in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, aged 71 years 26 days [registered in Hastings & Rother, Sussex, September 2002].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Club Career

Club(s) x
Club honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x
Height/Weight 5' 11", 11st. 12lbs [1957].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number One of seven who became the 734th players (734) to appear for England.
Position(s) Goalkeeper
First match No. 291, 2 October 1954, Northern Ireland 0 England 2, a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged 23 years 113 days.
Last match No. 305, 20 May 1956, Finland 1 England 5, an end-of-season tour match at Olympiastadion, Töölö, Helsinki, aged 24 years 344 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1954-55;
Team honours British Championship winners 1954-55;
Individual honours England B (one appearance, 1954), England U23 (one appearance, 1954)
Distinctions x

Beyond England

x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.


The Numbers
parties Apps Comp
Apps
unused minutes GA GA Av.
min
Comp GA Clean
Sheets
Cln
Sht Av
cln sht best captain
5 3 2 five 270 3 90 min 2 1 33% 127 min none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 0 1 3.333 1 100 +3

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 0 0 3.00 2.00 100.0 +1
Away 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 0 1 3.50 0.50 100.0 +2

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 0 1 2.50 1.00 100.0 +2
Friendly 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1

Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1954-55 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 0 1 2.50 1.00 100.0 +2
BC All 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 0 1 2.50 1.00 100.0 +2
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 0 1 2.50 1.00 100.0 +2
2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 0 1 2.50 1.00 100.0 +2

Match History
 
Age 22 under 23  
one appearance - Italy January 1954;

B  
one appearance - Scotland March 1954;
 
 Club: Manchester United F.C. - three full appearances (270 min) 3ᵍᵃ manager: Walter Winterbottom - three full appearances (270 min) 3ᵍᵃx
 
apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 23
1 291 2 October 1954 - Northern Ireland 0 England 2
Windsor Park, Belfast
BC AW   1

one of seven who became the 734th player (734) to appear for England.
one of two who became the fifteenth Manchester United player to represent England
the 74th goalkeeper to represent England

2 292 10 November 1954 - England 3 Wales 2
Empire Stadium, Wembley
BC HW cs: 127min 1
ᵍᵃ1yd & 18yd
293 1 December 1954 - England 3 West Germany 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub
  

Age 24
303 9 May 1956 - England 4 Brazil 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub
304 16 May 1956 - Sweden 0 England 0, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna
tour
AD unused sub
3 305 20 May 1956 - Finland 1 England 5
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
AW   1
ᵍᵃheader
306 26 May 1956 - West Germany 1 England 3, Olympiastadion, Berlin AW unused sub
  

Age 25
309 28 November 1956 - England 3 Yugoslavia 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub
  


 
   

 
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