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England archive · Forward · 1978–1986

Tony Woodcock⁠

Caps42
Goals16

Player file

At a glance

  • Born6 December 1955
  • BirthplaceEastwood
  • England debut16 May 1978 v Northern Ireland

Major tournaments

1980 UEFA European Championship1982 FIFA World Cup

Every England goal

Tony Woodcock's goals

1979 – 1984

Goals16In our match records
Matches scored in13Of 42 caps
Hat-tricks0Three or more in a match
Opponents11Different nations scored against

Season by season

Goals by year

Tony Woodcock's England goals by year
YearGoals
19792
19804
19810
19825
19830
19845

Favourite opponents

Most goals against

  1. Northern Ireland 3
  2. Turkey 2
  3. Greece 2
  4. Spain 2
  5. Finland 1
  6. Scotland 1
  7. Luxembourg 1
  8. West Germany 1
First England goal
v Northern Ireland, 17 October 1979 · UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 1
Latest
v Turkey, 14 November 1984 · FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 3
Latest matches in which Tony Woodcock scored for England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionGoals
15–16 14 Nov 1984 Turkey 0–8 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 3 FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 3 44', 61'
14 17 Oct 1984 England 5–0 FinlandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 3 FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 3 40'
13 26 May 1984 Scotland 1–1 EnglandBritish Home Championship British Home Championship 36'
12 4 Apr 1984 England 1–0 Northern IrelandBritish Home Championship British Home Championship 49'
11 15 Dec 1982 England 9–0 LuxembourgUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 34'
9–10 17 Nov 1982 Greece 0–3 EnglandUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 3 1', 64'
8 13 Oct 1982 England 1–2 West GermanyInternational friendly International friendly 85'
7 25 May 1982 England 2–0 NetherlandsInternational friendly International friendly 48'
6 15 Oct 1980 Romania 2–1 EnglandFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 4 FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 4 64'
5 10 Sep 1980 England 4–0 NorwayFIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 4 FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 4 66'
4 18 Jun 1980 Spain 1–2 EnglandUEFA European Championship · Group 2 UEFA European Championship · Group 2 61'
3 26 Mar 1980 Spain 0–2 EnglandInternational friendly International friendly 16'
Show all 13 matches
Earlier matches in which Tony Woodcock scored for England
No.DateMatchCompetitionGoals
1–2 17 Oct 1979 Northern Ireland 1–5 EnglandUEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 1 UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 1 34', 71'

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