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George Wood (born 26 September 1952 in Douglas, South Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. ==Club playing career== George Wood started his career at East Stirlingshire for whom he scored a goal from his own penalty area against Queen of the South on 9 January 1971. He moved to Blackpool in 1972, for £10,000 (an initial £7,000, followed by another £3,000 after twelve appearances), as cover for John Burridge. After spending time in the Reserves, Wood made his debut on 15 April 1972, in a 2–0 home victory over Oxford United. He then spent the next four years jostling for the No. 1 jersey with Burridge, eventually establishing himself in 1975–76 after ''Budgie'' was sold to Aston Villa.〔Calley, Roy (1992). ''Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992'', p.126. Breedon Books.〕 He was signed by First Division Everton for £150,000 on 18 August 1977. He was ''the Toffees'' first-choice goalkeeper for the next three seasons, making over 120 appearances and making his debut for Scotland, against Northern Ireland on 22 May 1979. Wood was signed by Arsenal in August 1980 for £140,000, earmarked as the successor to Pat Jennings, with whom he shared the first-team goalkeeper's spot for the next three seasons, making 61 appearances in goal for Arsenal. However, Jennings' longevity counted against Wood and he was unable to supplant the Irish veteran; Wood was given a free transfer in May 1983. He joined Crystal Palace and was their first choice keeper for the next four-and-a-half seasons, making 192 league appearances, and winning the "''Player of The Year''" award in 1986. Wood joined Cardiff City in January 1988, where he made 67 league appearances, and ended his league career with a loan spell at his old club Blackpool in 1989, and a single season at Hereford United in 1990–91. He then had stints at non-league Merthyr Tydfil and Inter Cardiff (a side he later managed). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Wood (footballer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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