Brian Woodall (born 6 June 1948,

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

; died 4 May 2007,

) was a professional footballer who played in The Football League for four clubs.

Playing career

Woodall began his career by playing for top-flight side Sheffield Wednesday, who he made his league debut for during the 1967–68 season. One of the highlights of his spell at

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was scoring twice in a 3–1 FA Cup replay win away at Leeds United. Woodall made just one league appearance for Wednesday during the 1969–70 season and he spent time on loan with Oldham Athletic. At the end of the season he joined hometown club

. He made a bright start to his Chester career, scoring on the opening day of the 1970–71 season in a 2–1 win at

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. He lost his place in early October 1970 and made just five more first-team appearances after this. He ended the season on loan with

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neighbours Crewe Alexandra. That marked the end of Woodall's professional career as he joined non-League side

Oswestry Town Oswestry Town Football Club was a football club from Shropshire, playing at Victoria Road. They joined the Birmingham League in 1924 and switched to the Cheshire County League in 1959. In 1975 they made the move to the Southern League before ...

in the summer of 1971.

References

External links

Chester City obituary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodall, Brian 1948 births 2007 deaths Footballers from Chester English men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football wingers Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Oswestry Town F.C. players Colwyn Bay F.C. players