Tony Woodcock was an international footballer who represented England 42 times scoring 16 goals. His first cap was against Northern Ireland on 16th May 1978 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Israel on 26th February 1986 aged 30. Woodcock, born on 6th December 1955, in Nottingham, has a FA Legacy Number of 935 and played as a Centre Forward for his country.
Tony Woodcock - 42 caps (16 goals)
- Full Name: Anthony Stewert Woodcock
- Born: 6th December 1955, Nottingham
- England Career: 1978 - 1986
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Nottingham Forest (6), Cologne (15) & Arsenal (21)
- FA Legacy Number: 935
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Northern Ireland (HC) on 16th May 1978 aged 22 years, 5 months, 10 days - Last Cap: v
Israel (FR) on 26th February 1986 aged 30 years, 2 months, 20 days - First Goal: v Northern Ireland (ECQ) on 17th October 1979 aged 23 years, 10 months, 11 day
- Career Length: 7 years, 286 days
- Starts: 30
- Substitute:
12 - Withdrawn:
10 - Full Games: 20
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 7
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship QualifierECQ
- 9
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 12
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship FinalsECF
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 9
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 30
- 13
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 20
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 19
- 9
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 25
- 13
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 10
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 7
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Forward
- 42
- 16
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 42
- 16
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Ron Greenwood- 24
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- England Bobby Robson
- 18
- 9
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Kenny Sansom
- 32 Matches
- Ray Wilkins
- 32 Matches
- Peter Shilton
- 27 Matches
- Bryan Robson
- 26 Matches
- Phil Thompson
- 20 Matches
- Dave Watson
- 20 Matches
- Steve Coppell
- 19 Matches
- Trevor Francis
- 16 Matches
- Kevin Keegan
- 14 Matches
- Phil Neal
- 14 Matches
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)
- 158 sources from 42 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- ISR, 2 - 1, 26th Feb 1986 (FR)
Arsenal, Cap: 42.
Age: 30 years, 2 months, 20 days. 
TUR, 5 - 0, 16th Oct 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 41.
Age: 29 years, 10 months, 10 days.
ROU, 1 - 1, 11th Sep 1985 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 40.
Age: 29 years, 9 months, 5 days.- NIR, 1 - 0, 27th Feb 1985 (WCQ)
Arsenal, Cap: 39.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 21 day. - TUR, 8 - 0, 14th Nov 1984 (WCQ)
Arsenal, Cap: 38.
Age: 28 years, 11 month, 8 days. 
FIN, 5 - 0, 17th Oct 1984 (WCQ) Arsenal, Cap: 37.
Age: 28 years, 10 months, 11 day.
GDR, 1 - 0, 19th Sep 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 36.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 13 days.
URU, 0 - 2, 13th Jun 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 35.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 7 days.
BRA, 2 - 0, 10th Jun 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 34.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 4 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 26th May 1984 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 33.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 20 days.
WAL, 0 - 1, 2nd May 1984 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 32.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 27 days.- NIR, 1 - 0, 4th Apr 1984 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 31.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 29 days. 
FRA, 0 - 2, 29th Feb 1984 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 30.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 23 days.
LUX, 4 - 0, 16th Nov 1983 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 29.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 10 days.
GRE, 0 - 0, 30th Mar 1983 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 28.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 24 days.- LUX, 9 - 0, 15th Dec 1982 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 27.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 9 days. - GRE, 3 - 0, 17th Nov 1982 (ECQ) Arsenal, Cap: 26.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 11 day. 
FRG, 1 - 2, 13th Oct 1982 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 25.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 7 days.
ESP, 0 - 0, 5th Jul 1982 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 24.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 30 days.- FRG, 0 - 0, 29th Jun 1982 (WCF) Arsenal, Cap: 23.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 23 days. - FIN, 4 - 1, 3rd Jun 1982 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 22.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 28 days. 
NED, 2 - 0, 25th May 1982 (FR) Cologne, Cap: 21.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 19 days.- NIR, 4 - 0, 23rd Feb 1982 (HC) Cologne, Cap: 20.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 17 days. - SCO, 0 - 1, 23rd May 1981 (HC) Cologne, Cap: 19.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 17 days. - WAL, 0 - 0, 20th May 1981 (HC) Cologne, Cap: 18.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 14 days. - ROU, 0 - 0, 29th Apr 1981 (WCQ) Cologne, Cap: 17.
Age: 25 years, 4 months, 23 days. 
SUI, 2 - 1, 19th Nov 1980 (WCQ) Cologne, Cap: 16.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 13 days.- ROU, 1 - 2, 15th Oct 1980 (WCQ) Cologne, Cap: 15.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 9 days. 
NOR, 4 - 0, 10th Sep 1980 (WCQ) Cologne, Cap: 14.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 4 days.- ESP, 2 - 1, 18th Jun 1980 (ECF) Cologne, Cap: 13.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 12 days. 
ITA, 0 - 1, 15th Jun 1980 (ECF) Cologne, Cap: 12.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 9 days.
BEL, 1 - 1, 12th Jun 1980 (ECF) Cologne, Cap: 11.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 6 days.
ARG, 3 - 1, 13th May 1980 (FR) Cologne, Cap: 10.
Age: 24 years, 5 months, 7 days.- ESP, 2 - 0, 26th Mar 1980 (FR) Cologne, Cap: 9.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 20 days. 
IRL, 2 - 0, 6th Feb 1980 (ECQ) Cologne, Cap: 8.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 0 days.
BUL, 2 - 0, 22nd Nov 1979 (ECQ) Cologne, Cap: 7.
Age: 23 years, 11 month, 16 days.- NIR, 5 - 1, 17th Oct 1979 (ECQ) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 6.
Age: 23 years, 10 months, 11 day. 
SWE, 0 - 0, 10th Jun 1979 (FR) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 4 days.- BUL, 3 - 0, 6th Jun 1979 (ECQ) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 4.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 0 days. 
TCH, 1 - 0, 29th Nov 1978 (FR) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 3.
Age: 22 years, 11 month, 23 days.- IRL, 1 - 1, 25th Oct 1978 (ECQ) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 10 months, 19 days. - NIR, 1 - 0, 16th May 1978 (HC) Nottingham Forest, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 5 months, 10 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.