Jimmy Woodburn
Personal information
Full name James Woodburn
Date of birth (1917-01-29)29 January 1917
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland
Date of death 2 January 1978(1978-01-02) (aged 60)
Place of death Leeds, England
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Coltness United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1948 Newcastle United 44 (4)
1948–1952 Gateshead 131 (10)
1952–19?? Consett ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Woodburn (29 January 1917 – 2 January 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half.

Woodburn played in The Football League for Newcastle United[1] and Gateshead[2] between 1938 and 1952 (with short guest periods at several Scottish and English clubs during World War II),[3][4][5][6][7] before a spell at North Eastern League side Consett.

Woodburn died in Leeds on 2 January 1978, at the age of 60.[8]

References

  1. Player Profile: Jimmy Woodburn, Toon1892
  2. NUFC 1948/49 - Diary, Toon Times
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Jimmy Woodburn, AFC Heritage Trust
  5. Jimmy Woodburn Player Profile, Arab Archive
  6. (Hibernian player) Woodburn, James, FitbaStats
  7. Jimmy Woodburn, 11v11.com
  8. "Jimmy Woodburn". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

Sources

  • "JIMMY WOODBURN". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  • "Jimmy Woodburn". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
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