John Woodward is an English former footballer. A forward, he scored 66 goals in 269 league games in a 13-year career in the Football League. He played and scored in all four divisions of the Football League. He began his career at Stoke City, before he was sold on to Aston Villa for a �30,000 fee in October 1966. He switched to Walsall three years later, before he joined Port Vale for a fee of �2,250 in February 1973. He finished as the club's top-scorer in 1973?74, but suffered a loss of form and was allowed to join Scunthorpe United in May 1975. After two years with the "Iron" he had spells with Belgian club Oostende and Southern League side Kidderminster Harriers. 

January 16th, 1947 in Stoke-on-Trent  /  Died:   Aug 4th, 2013 - aged 81