10 Facts About Ray Wood

Raymond Ernest Wood was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Ray Wood played for England at international level on three occasions between 1954 and 1956 and, after retiring from playing in 1968, managed football clubs in the US, Cyprus, Greece, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates.

Ray Wood started his career as an amateur with Newcastle United, though he failed to make a first team appearance and moved to Darlington in 1949.

Ray Wood only stayed for three months though before joining Manchester United, making his first team debut against Newcastle at Old Trafford in the league on 3 December 1949.

Ray Wood's compensation for this was a Football League First Division title medal to add to the first medal he had gained a year earlier.

Ray Wood was among the survivors of the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958, suffering minor injuries, but played just one first-team game afterwards and was later sold to Huddersfield Town within a year.

Ray Wood spent seven seasons at Huddersfield, playing more than 250 first-team games, although he was unable to help them win promotion to the First Division.

Ray Wood then played one season at Bradford City, before finishing his career with two seasons at Barnsley.

Ray Wood continued as a manager in several countries including United States, Ireland, Zambia, Canada, Greece, Kenya, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates.

Ray Wood died in July 2002 aged 71 in Bexhill-on-Sea, having returned to England after the end of his coaching career overseas.