Ray Wood was an international footballer who represented England 3 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Northern Ireland on 2nd October 1954 at 23 years old, and his last was vs Finland on 20th May 1956 aged 24. Wood, born on 11th June 1931, in Hebburn, County Durham, has a FA Legacy Number of 734 and played as a Goalkeeper for his country.
Ray Wood - 3 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Raymond Ernest Wood
- Born: 11th June 1931, Hebburn, County Durham
- Died: 7th July 2002, Bexhill-on-Sea aged 71
- England Career: 1954 - 1956
- Positions whilst with England: Goalkeeper
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Manchester United (3)
- FA Legacy Number: 734
- Survived the Munich Air Crash.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Northern Ireland (HC) on 2nd October 1954 aged 23 years, 3 months, 21 day
- Last Cap: v Finland (FR) on 20th May 1956 aged 24 years, 11 month, 9 days
- Career Length: 1 year, 231 days
- Starts: 3
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 3
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Goalkeeper
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Walter Winterbottom
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Roger Byrne
- 3 Matches
- Billy Wright
- 3 Matches
- Johnny Haynes
- 2 Matches
- Nat Lofthouse
- 2 Matches
- Stanley Matthews
- 2 Matches
- Ray Barlow
- 1 Match
- Bill Foulkes
- 1 Match
- Brian Pilkington
- 1 Match
- Don Revie
- 1 Match
- John Wheeler
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 4 sources from 3 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- FIN, 5 - 1, 20th May 1956 (FR) Manchester United, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 9 days. - WAL, 3 - 2, 10th Nov 1954 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 4 months, 29 days. - NIR, 2 - 0, 2nd Oct 1954 (HC) Manchester United, Cap: 1.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 21 day. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.