Alexander Wood (soccer)
American soccer player (1907–1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexander Lochian Wood (June 12, 1907 – July 20, 1987) was a Scottish American soccer defender. Wood began his club career in the United States before moving to England in the early 1930s. He also played in all three U.S. games at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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Full name | Alexander Lochian Wood | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1907-06-12)June 12, 1907 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lochgelly, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | July 20, 1987(1987-07-20) (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Gary, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
Bricklayers and Masons | |||||||||||||||||
–1930 | Holley Carburetor | ||||||||||||||||
1930–1931 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 31 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1933–1936 | Leicester City | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1936–1937 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1937–1938 | Colchester United | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1938–1939 | Chelmsford City | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1930 | United States | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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