Dennis Woodhead

Dennis Woodhead
Personal information
Date of birth (1925-06-12)12 June 1925
Place of birth Hillsborough, Sheffield, England
Date of death 26 July 1995(1995-07-26) (aged 70)
Place of death Sheffield, England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
1939–1941 Edgar Allen Tools
19??–1941 Hillsborough Boys Club
1942–1943 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1955 Sheffield Wednesday 213 (73)
1955–1956 Chesterfield 15 (6)
1956–1959 Derby County 94 (24)
1959 Southport 4 (1)
Frickley Colliery (player-manager)
Retford Town (player-manager)
Worksop Town
Total 326 (104)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dennis Woodhead (12 June 1925 – 26 July 1995) was a professional footballer whose career lasted from 1947 until 1959 during which time he played for Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield, Derby County and Southport. Woodhead was primarily a left winger who also played as a stand-in centre forward when needed. Throughout his career he made 343 appearances including FA Cup matches and scored 108 goals.