Peter Woods (footballer)

Peter Anthony Woods (born 21 January 1950) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or left back in the Football League for Southend United and Doncaster Rovers.

[1] Woods was born in 1950 in Sale, which was then in Cheshire.

[1] He joined Manchester United from school, and turned professional in 1967, but had not played for the first team when, in April 1970, he joined Second Division club Luton Town as part of a £35,000 deal that also took Don Givens, Ken Goodeve and Jimmy Ryan to the club.

[2] He spent 18 months at Luton without making a first-team appearance, and joined Southend United in February 1972 for a £3000 fee.

[3] This biographical article related to association football in England, about a defender born in the 1950s, is a stub.