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David Woodfield
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-10-11)11 October 1943
Place of birth Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Date of death 1 May 2025(2025-05-01) (aged 81)
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1959–1962 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1971 Wolverhampton Wanderers 250 (13)
1967 → Los Angeles Wolves (loan) 6 (1)
1971–1974 Watford 15 (0)
Total 271 (14)
Managerial career
1979 Saudi Arabia
2000–2001 Sabah
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Woodfield (11 October 1943 – 1 May 2025) was an English football player and coach. He played as a central defender, making over 250 appearances for Wolverhampton Wanderers during the 1960s, before concluding his playing career at Watford. Following retirement, Woodfield embarked on a coaching career that spanned several decades and continents, including a stint as Saudi Arabia national football team manager.

Playing career

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Born in Leamington Spa,[2] Woodfield joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1959, making his senior debut in 1962, and making 276 appearances for the club in all competitions before being sold to Watford in 1971.[3] During his time with Wolverhampton, he spent time at Los Angeles Wolves in the United Soccer Association.[1] At Watford he made a further 15 league appearances.[4]

Coaching career

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Woodfield retired due to injury, and became a coach at Watford.[4] He then spent time as a coach under Qatar manager Frank Wignall.[5][6] In 1976, he worked with Saudi Arabia manager Bill McGarry.[7][8][9]

He later joined Newcastle United as a coach, again under McGarry.[3]

Woodfield returned to Saudi Arabia to manage the national team at the 5th Arabian Gulf Cup in 1979, where they finished third.[10][11][12]

He then spent his career abroad until 2011, primarily in Asia,[5][10] working in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil and Finland.[10]

Death

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Woodfield died on 1 May 2025, at the age of 81.[3][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "NASL-Dave Woodfield". www.nasljerseys.com.
  2. ^ "David Woodfield". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "David Woodfield 1943–2025". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
  4. ^ a b David Woodfield at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  5. ^ a b "Duggie's Back! Woodfield Home At Last". Wolves Heroes. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  6. ^ Masi, Joseph (28 August 2017). "Woodfield card broke 30-year red-less spell". Express & Star. p. 45.
  7. ^ "Off to Arabia". The Sunday People. 4 July 1976. p. 35. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  8. ^ Miller, Harry (22 December 1976). "Bill chasing recruits for Soccer's Mecca". Daily Mirror. p. 23. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  9. ^ Thomas, David (21 August 1976). "Old time stars on parade tomorrow". Herald Express. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  10. ^ a b c "Serving in Saudi Arabia: Dave Woodfield, the Wolverhampton wanderer". Yahoo News. 4 September 2015.
  11. ^ Simpson, Paul (January 2023). "Dough in the desert". Four Four Two. pp. 71–73.
  12. ^ Hassanin Mubarak (21 August 2019). "Saudi Arabia National Team Coaches". RSSSF.org. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  13. ^ Williams, Oliver (7 May 2025). "Leamington born ex Wolverhampton Wanderers player David Woodfield has died". Warwickshire World. Retrieved 25 May 2025.


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