Alf Wood (footballer, born 1945)

{{Short description|English footballer (1945–2020)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alf Wood

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Alfred Edward Howson Wood{{cite book

| last = Hugman

| first = Barry J.

| title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005

| publisher = Queen Anne Press

| year = 2005

| page = 671

| isbn = 1-85291-665-6 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|10|25}}

| birth_place = Macclesfield, England

| death_date = 10 April 2020 (aged 74)

| height =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–1963

| youthclubs1 = Manchester City

| years1 = 1963–1966

| years2 = 1966–1972

| years3 = 1972–1974

| years4 = 1974–1976

| years5 = 1976–1977

| years6 = 1977–1978

| years7 = 1978–?

| clubs1 = Manchester City

| clubs2 = Shrewsbury Town

| clubs3 = Millwall

| clubs4 = Hull City

| clubs5 = Middlesbrough

| clubs6 = Walsall

| clubs7 = Stafford Rangers

| caps1 = 25

| caps2 = 258

| caps3 = 100

| caps4 = 53

| caps5 = 23

| caps6 = 29

| caps7 = ?

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 65

| goals3 = 38

| goals4 = 10

| goals5 = 2

| goals6 = 2

| goals7 = ?

| totalcaps = 488

| totalgoals = 117

}}

Alfred Edward Howson Wood (25 October 1945 – 10 April 2020) was an English footballer who played for Manchester City, Shrewsbury Town, Millwall, Hull City, Middlesbrough, Walsall and Stafford Rangers.{{cite web

| title = Alf Wood

| url = http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/alfwood.html

| publisher = Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database

| accessdate = 2010-06-30}}

He died in April 2020 at the age of 74. He had been living with dementia for 12 years.{{Cite web |title=Shrewsbury Town goal legend Alf Wood dies aged 74 |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2020/04/13/shrewsbury-town-goal-legend-alf-wood-dies-aged-74/ |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=www.shropshirestar.com |language=en}}