| 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 and Gateshead between 1938 and 1952 (with short guest periods at several Scottish and English clubs during World War II), before a spell at North Eastern League side Consett.
Woodburn died in Leeds on 2 January 1978, at the age of 60.
References
- Scott, Kenneth H. "James -Jimmy- Woodburn | Player Profile". toon1892. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024.
- "NUFC 1948/49 - Season Diary", Toon Times.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- Jimmy Woodburn, AFC Heritage Trust
- "Jimmy Woodburn Player Profile", Arab Archive.
- "(Hibernian player) Woodburn, James", FitbaStats.
- "Jimmy Woodburn", 11v11.com.
- "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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- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- Consett A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. wartime guest players
- Third Lanark A.C. wartime guest players
- Liverpool F.C. wartime guest players
- Aberdeen F.C. wartime guest players
- Hibernian F.C. wartime guest players
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- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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