 Woosnam circa 1975 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Phillip Abraham Woosnam | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Caersws, Powys, Wales, UK | ||
| Date of death | 19 July 2013 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Dunwoody, Georgia, US | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bangor University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1953 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 1953–1954 | Sutton United | ||
| 1954–1959 | Leyton Orient | 108 | (19) |
| 1959–1962 | West Ham United | 138 | (26) |
| 1962–1966 | Aston Villa | 106 | (24) |
| 1967–1968 | Atlanta Chiefs | 21 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1963 | Wales | 17 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967–1968 | Atlanta Chiefs | ||
| 1968 | United States | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Phillip Abraham Woosnam (22 December 1932 – 19 July 2013) was a Welsh association football inside-right and manager. A native of Caersws, Powys, Wales,[1] Woosnam played for five clubs in England and one in the United States. He played international football for Wales. He was described as a "gifted inside-forward with a pronounced football intelligence".[2]
He was commissioner of the North American Soccer League from 1969 to 1982, overseeing the league's expansion and boom years. He was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1997.
- ^ Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. pp. 221–222. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
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