Doctor Haydock "Doc" Greenwood (31 October 1860 – 3 November 1951) was an English

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who played for

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and made two appearances for

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. "Doctor" was his Christian name and was not in recognition of any medical or academic qualifications.

Career

Greenwood was born in

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, educated at

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and was a member of the college football team in 1878–79. Greenwood's older brothers, Thomas and Harry, joined Blackburn Rovers shortly after the club's formation in 1875 and both played in the

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on 18 December 1875, with Thomas in goal and Harry as a forward. Thomas Greenwood was appointed captain and although Doctor was only 15, he also joined the club, soon becoming one of the stars of the side, playing as a full-back. By 1880 Blackburn had become one of the best teams in England. Greenwood was recognised as being an outstanding full back and on 18 February 1882 he won his first international cap playing for England against

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. Also playing in that game were fellow Blackburn players, Jimmy Brown and

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on 11 March 1882. This time England team were beaten 5–1 and Greenwood was not selected for the next game against

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. In

, Blackburn became the first provincial team to reach the final of the

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. Their opponents were

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who had reached the final on five previous occasions. However, Blackburn had gone through the season unbeaten and were expected to become the first northern team to win the game. Unfortunately Greenwood was injured and was unable to appear in the final, which the Old Etonians won 1–0. Greenwood was an amateur player and in 1882 he was a member of the

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committee at the time of their formation. During the 1920s he was an active

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player, an original member of the Buxton club with a handicap of 2.5.Croquet Gazette, December 1951 (obituary)

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