Player Profile

Bobby WOODRUFF

Full name
Robert William WOODRUFF

Date of birth
November 9th, 1940 - Highworth

First joined
June 29th, 1956 [junior]

First team debut
February 14th, 1959 vs. Chesterfield (Home)

Last match played
February 29th, 1964 vs. Newcastle United (Away)

Positions

IR

IL

CF

OL

RHD

LHD

LHB
International eligibility
ENGLAND
No international caps.

One of the many players who came up through the youth ranks under the guidance of Bert Head, Woodruff was a goalscoring wing-half, who scored twenty goals in his 180 league appearances for the club during the early sixties.

Woodruff was a long-throw specialist - and asset which brought the Town 12 goals in their first ever promotion season in 1962/1963.

He was the first of "Bert's Babes" to leave the club, signing for First Division Wolves in March 1964. His move triggered a mass exodus, and Swindon were relegated back to Division Three in 1965.

Playing Record


Senior

Season LEAGUE FA CUP EFL CUP TOTAL
AppsGlsAppsGlsAppsGls Apps Gls
1963/64 32 2 3 - 4 - 39 2
1962/63 44 2 4 - 2 - 50 2
1961/62 35 1 2 - 3 - 40 1
1960/61 44 13 3 - 3 - 50 13
1959/60 22 2 1 - - - 23 2
1958/59 3 - - - - - 3 -
1957/58 - - - - - - - -
TOTAL 180 20 13 - 12 - 205 20

Reserve and Youth Team Appearances

Note that appearance data for reserve and youth teams may not be complete. Expand for more information.

Season RES. LGE TOTAL
AppsGls Apps Gls
1963/64 - - - -
1962/63 1 - 1 -
1961/62 13 5 13 5
1960/61 - - - -
1959/60 12 2 12 2
1958/59 15 5 15 5
1957/58 1 1 1 1
TOTAL 42 13 42 13

Season NON-LGE COUNTY LGE OTHER TOTAL
AppsGlsAppsGlsAppsGls Apps Gls
1963/64 - - - - - - - -
1962/63 - - - - - - - -
1961/62 - - - - - - - -
1960/61 - - - - - - - -
1959/60 6 3 3 1 - - 9 4
1958/59 - - 11 9 7 3 18 12
1957/58 - - 1 2 - - 1 2
TOTAL 6 3 15 12 7 3 28 18

Season COUNTY LGE OTHER TOTAL
AppsGlsAppsGls Apps Gls
1963/64 - - - - - -
1962/63 - - - - - -
1961/62 - - - - - -
1960/61 - - - - - -
1959/60 - - - - - -
1958/59 - - - - - -
1957/58 4 6 4 3 8 9
TOTAL 4 6 4 3 8 9

Career details


Club Details
Swindon Town

Swindon 		June 29th, 1956 (junior)
Highworth Town

Highworth Town 		 (youth)
Swindon Town

Swindon 		August 4th, 1958 (signed professional contract); transferred out (March 7th, 1964)
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves 		March 7th, 1964 (transferred in , £35,000 )
Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace 		June 1966 ; transferred out (November 1969)
Cardiff City

Cardiff City 		November 1969 (transferred in , £25,000 ); released (1973/4)
Newport County

Newport County 		August 1974 (unattached)
Gloucester City

Gloucester City 		March 1978 
Bridgend Town

Bridgend 		cs 1978 
Cardiff City

Cardiff City 		 (youth coach)
 (reserve team coach)