I used to get it from the stop after Coldwell lane ,my Grandparents lived in the cottage at Claremont. I remember wagging school and going on the 51 ,it was known as the circular before it was Lodge moor to Herdings ,you could have an hour for 2p. I think it was the last route to have double deckers.
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He also scored direct from a corner in the 2-0 home win against Coventry in Nov 71 (first goal at Lane End) and 2-0 home win against Norwich in Jan 73
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Also missed pen in home game against Sunderland in 1965-66 season and missed a twice taken pen against West Ham in March 1973 (I am in the Leagueliner train pic in the programme for that match along with Ted Hemsley). Hammers keeper Bobby Ferguson stopped the first attempt diving to his left, the ref ordered a retake (cant remember why) so Woody went for power in his 2nd attempt and it hit the keeper's legs and the ball richoted at least 20 feet in the air
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From what I remember from reading the Green Un report at the Library archives about 12 years ago. We were losing 1-0 and our new signing Paddy Buckley made a great run to the penalty box before being brought down and the ref awarded us a penalty
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Double deckers are now back on the 51 route. Passengers now can gawp in at me sat in me pants
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Woody was my all time Blades hero, saw him get sent off at Oldham I even wrote to the Football League with regard to the Referee in that game I dont know why I thought they would take any notice lol.
He scored some brilliant long range goals and was an all round better player than Lorimer, I can remember 2 long range shots at Derby he scored, top class strikes but we lost 3-2 but didnt we always lose at the Baseball Ground> I remember him scoring in the 6-1 away win at Cardiff, what a good day that was as well as being a goal scoring winger his assist tally must have been good the amnount of goals he laid on for his team mates.
Woody an absolute Blades LEGEND
He scored some brilliant long range goals and was an all round better player than Lorimer, I can remember 2 long range shots at Derby he scored, top class strikes but we lost 3-2 but didnt we always lose at the Baseball Ground> I remember him scoring in the 6-1 away win at Cardiff, what a good day that was as well as being a goal scoring winger his assist tally must have been good the amnount of goals he laid on for his team mates.
Woody an absolute Blades LEGEND
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Double deckers are now back on the 51 route. Passengers now can gawp in at me sat in me pants
Surely the windows aren't that low? I'm worried Sitters might be a bus gricer!
I didn't come across them until my Transport Course at Newcastle Poly. If you think train spotters are eccentric then wow the bus fraternity are clearly cerebrally challenged.
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I'l like to see a statue of him at BDTBL, any takers?
Yes he did. I remember the Coventry game, I was stood at the front right behind the corner flag as he took it.
I also think a goal came direct from a corner against Stoke City a few weeks earlier. We lost 2-3 but I think the goal was for Stoke.
Let's get a petition up
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I think in the Norwich match the other goal was scored by Flynn. Whoever it was, if they hadn't got a touch Woody would have had 2 direct from a corner that day. Kevin Keelan was their keeper and he used to stand well off his line. He got booked and should have been sent off for punching one of our players when he lost his cool after being done direct from a corner for the second time in the game.
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Footage of Woody's corner against Leicester is on YouTube. Best bit is Shilton wandering round his area afterwards looking bemused. Back in the day people used to rave about Peter Lorimer & Alan Hinton having the hardest shot, but I reckon Woody had them both beaten. Why he never played for England is a mystery to me.
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When the next round of statues is being planned, Woody must be at the front of the queue.
I never saw Hagan but did see pretty much the whole span of Woody's career. For me, he has to be our greatest post-war player.
Third highest Blades appearances of all time (beaten only by Hodgy and Joe Shaw), 2nd highest goal scorer of all time (behind Harry Johnson junior, and no one on here will have seen him play)
And yes I believe he has a higher standing than TC [TC 60% of his appearances and 1/3rd of his goals]
My favourite moves of his were flying down the wing cutting inside and curling it into the top corner with his left foot. He did it countless times. And the corner routine of dropping the ball on the edge of the box for TC to volley home.
A modest man but with an absolutely huge talent
Woody was my favourite player when I first stated watching United. I was at the Burnley game when he got sent off and it started a near riot. One Blade I seem to remember got on the pitch and almost got to McNally (who was the Trevor Kettle of his day) before a player pulled him away.
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Alan Woody, Woody, Woody, Woody, Woodward
On the wing, on the wing
Alan Woody, Woody, Woody, Woody, Woodward
On the wing, on the wing
Alan, Alan Woodward, Alan Woodward on the wing
Alan, Alan Woodward, Alan Woodward on the wing
Remember that one guys?
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Great song and I know it doesn't matter but is it not:
We’ve got Alan Alan Alan Alan Woodward on the wing
rather than
Alan Woody, Woody, Woody, Woody, Woodward on the wing
Oh to have someone of his quality again..............
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We do have somewhere in the Fox archives a Shoot page of Woodys direct corners. I'll see if we can locate and put on here.
I do remember bumping into Woody on a number of times on my drunk walk back home from the Roundhouse on Heeley Green when he was living on Myrtle Road across from the Ball Inn ground.
Awesome player!
I do remember bumping into Woody on a number of times on my drunk walk back home from the Roundhouse on Heeley Green when he was living on Myrtle Road across from the Ball Inn ground.
Awesome player!
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He used to drink in that boozer on Derbyshire Lane a lot
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I was aware he supped in the Ball Inn.....not sure he was known to sup in the Mount, Prince or Cross Scythes
Silent Blade
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I think Dearden got the 1st goal, for the 2nd goal Woody's corner swung inside the far post, Keelan and Flynn both challenged for the ball but both missed and Keelan ran towards the ref protesting that Flynn had obstructed him
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Paul Heaton has just been on Fantasy Football with his Bladesbest 11. Woodward was one. Hodgkinson, Jags kenworthy, Walker, Stan the man, Tony Curry, Brian Deane, Keith Edwards,Sabella
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Oops, that's trying to use my memory and write at the same time! Not a good multi taskerI know he was hot but it's Currie
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Woody has a good record against Shilton. In Boxing Day 1970 we were leading with an own goal by David Nish, not long before half time, we had a free kick outside the penalty box at the Kop end. While waiting for the free kick to be taken, a firework exploded in the Kop, the quick thinking Woody curled the ball over the defensive wall into the net and Shilton stood motionless rooted to his spot. He scored again against him in the Leicester match you mentioned. In Dec 72 he beat Shilton with a penalty in the 2-0 home win. If you have the YTV video of the Blades goals you can see another penalty, this time in Oct 73, by Woody against Shilts. It was a powerful penalty to Shilton's left even though the keeper dived the right way as if he was expecting it. In the John Harris testimonial match against Notts Forest in Oct 77 (lost 6-1), Woody scored again against Shilts, this time with a powerful ground shot from the corner of the penalty area after a corner was headed away
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The scorers for Stoke were John Ritchie, Dennis Smith and Terry Conroy (who looked well offside)
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Yep, it was the Mount.
Here's me (beige 'Galen' Jumper - yeah, I know!) with the great man himself. He'd just presented me my season medal at the Sheffield and District Sunday League Awards. I was fucking awestruck!
Also seen (if anyone knows them) l-r, Mark Platts, Pete Hird, (me), God Himself, Paul Eastwood, some-other-gagder
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I used to read Shoot all the time - however all my mates had their heads buried in the popular girly magazine of the time 'Jackie' - hahaLoved Shoot ,it was educational ,I would never have know what Miscellaneous likes and dislikes meant .I could spell Miscellaneous at the age of 10 ,bet there arent many 10 year olds now who could
halfway house was look-in
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It was actually,
We've got Alan Woodward on the wing, on the wing
We've got Alan Woodward on the wing, on the wing
Alan, Alan Woodward, Alan Woodward on the wi-ing
Alan, Alan Woodward, Alan Woodward on the wing
Eye theng you!
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