Ray Wood

Ray Wood

Wood in 1957
Personal information
Full name	Raymond Ernest Wood
Date of birth	(1931-06-11)11 June 1931
Place of birth	Hebburn, County Durham, England
Date of death	7 July 2002(2002-07-07) (aged 71)
Place of death	Bexhill-on-Sea, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1948–1949	Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949	Darlington	12	(0)
1949–1958	Manchester United	178	(0)
1958–1965	Huddersfield Town	207	(0)
1965	Toronto Inter-Roma
1965–1966	Bradford City	32	(0)
1966–1968	Barnsley	30	(0)
Total		459	(0)
International career
1954	England U23	1	(0)
1954–1956	England	3	(0)
Managerial career
1968	Los Angeles Wolves
1969–1972	Cyprus
1972–1973	APOEL
1973	Trikala
1973–1974	Salymia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raymond Ernest Wood (11 June 1931 – 7 July 2002) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Representing Manchester United, he played in the 1956 and 1957 Football League championship-winning teams.

Known for his pace and agility, Wood had the opportunity to be a professional sprinter, but opted instead to play football. He played for England at international level on three occasions between 1954 and 1956 and, after retiring from playing in 1968, managed football clubs in the US, Cyprus, Greece, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates.