John Woods (rugby league)

For other people with the same name, see John Woods.
For the rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s for Great Britain, England, and Barrow, see John Woods (rugby league born circa-1910).

John Woods
John Woods Statue outside Leigh Sports Village (since 2016)
Personal information
Full nameJohn Woods
Born (1956-09-14) 14 September 1956 (age 68)
Leigh, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1976–85 Leigh 302 135 859 11 2172
1985–87 Bradford Northern 62 21 167 3 421
1987–89 Warrington 72 25 254 5 613
1989–90 Rochdale Hornets 28 16 65 0 194
1990–92 Leigh 44+3 17 125 2 320
Total 511 214 1470 21 3720
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1979–81 England 7 2 8 0 22
1979–87 Great Britain 11 1 13 0 29
1977–87[1] Lancashire 6 5 5 0 25
1977–79[2] GB Under 24 5 2 11 0 28
1979[3] GB tour games 12+1 12 62 1 161
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1984–85 Leigh 36 11 2 23 31
Source: [4][5][6]
As of 12 October 2020

John Woods is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Leigh (two spells), Bradford Northern, Warrington and Rochdale Hornets, as a goal-kicking fullback, centre, or stand-off, and coached at club level for Leigh.

  1. ^ Rothmans RL Yearbook 1989-90 by Raymond Fletcher and David Howes page 364 ISBN 0356178501
  2. ^ Rothmans RL Yearbook 1989-90 by Raymond Fletcher and David Howes page 348 ISBN 0356178501
  3. ^ History of Rugby League Volume 85 1978-79 edited by Irvin Saxton page 25
  4. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.