George Wood

Wood started his career at East Stirlingshire for whom he scored a goal from his own penalty area against Queen of the South on 9 January 1971. He moved to Blackpool in 1972 for £10,000 – made up of an initial £7,000, followed by another £3,000 after twelve appearances – as cover for John Burridge. After spending time in the reserves, Wood made his debut on 15 April 1972, in a 2–0 home victory over Oxford United. He then spent the next four years jostling for the No. 1 jersey with Burridge, eventually establishing himself in 1975–76 after Burridge was sold to Aston Villa. Wood was signed by First Division club Everton for £150,000 on 18 August 1977. He was their first-choice goalkeeper for the next two-and-a-half seasons, making over 120 appearances for the Toffees. He joined Arsenal in August 1980 for £140,000, as potential successor to Pat Jennings with whom he shared the first-team goalkeeper's spot for the next two seasons. Jennings' longevity counted against Wood, and, as he was unable to supplant the Irish veteran, Wood was given a free transfer in May 1983 having made 60 league appearances in goal for Arsenal. He was then signed by Crystal Palace, and was their first choice keeper for the next four-and-a-half seasons. Wood made 192 league appearances for Palace, which included nearly three seasons ever-present, and won the club's Player of the Year award in 1986. Wood moved on to Cardiff City in January 1988, where he made 67 league appearances. He spent time on loan…

Wood was in competition with Alan Rough and later with Billy Thomson and Jim Leighton for a place in the Scotland team. He made his debut in a 1–0 win against Northern Ireland in the 1978–79 Home Internationals on 22 May 1979. He played twice more that year, and made his fourth and final senior appearance on 28 April 1982, also in the Home Internationals against Northern Ireland. Wood was also a member of Scotland's squad for the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

Club

Cardiff City Fourth Division: promotion 1987–88 Welsh Cup: 1987–88

Individual

PFA Second Division Team of the Year: 1976–77 Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year: 1986