Alf Wood

Date of birth14 May 1915
Place of birthWalsall
PositionGoalkeeper

Moved to Northampton Town in December 1951 before returning to Coventry City as player/coach in July 1955.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Coventry City 01 Dec 1935 01 Dec 1951
Northampton Town 01 Dec 1951 01 Jul 1955

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1937-38 Coventry City League Division Two 1 1
1938-39 Coventry City League Division Two 1 1
1945-46 Coventry City FA Cup 2 1
1946-47 Coventry City FA Cup 2 1
1946-47 Coventry City League Division Two 42 24 9
1947-48 Coventry City FA Cup 2 2
1947-48 Coventry City League Division Two 42 25 8
1948-49 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1948-49 Coventry City League Division Two 41 24 6
1949-50 Coventry City FA Cup 1 1
1949-50 Coventry City League Division Two 42 27 7
1950-51 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1950-51 Coventry City League Division Two 41 29 5
1951-52 Coventry City League Division Two 10 7 1
1955-56 Coventry City Division Three (South) 1
1956-57 Coventry City Division Three (South) 2 1
1956-57 Coventry City FA Cup 1 1
1958-59 Coventry City FA Cup 2 2
1958-59 Coventry City League Division Four 10 9


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
26 Feb 1938 Coventry City v Swansea Town W 5-0 League Division Two
25 Feb 1939 Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday W 1-0 League Division Two
05 Jan 1946 Coventry City v Aston Villa W 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
08 Jan 1946 Aston Villa v Coventry City L 2-0
Agg: 3-2
FA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg
31 Aug 1946 Burnley v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
02 Sep 1946 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion W 3-2 League Division Two
07 Sep 1946 Coventry City v Barnsley D 1-1 League Division Two
11 Sep 1946 Newcastle United v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Two
14 Sep 1946 Newport County v Coventry City L 4-2 League Division Two
16 Sep 1946 Coventry City v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division Two
21 Sep 1946 Coventry City v Southampton W 2-0 League Division Two
28 Sep 1946 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
05 Oct 1946 Plymouth Argyle v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Two
12 Oct 1946 Coventry City v Birmingham City D 0-0 League Division Two
19 Oct 1946 Leicester City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
26 Oct 1946 Coventry City v Chesterfield D 1-1 League Division Two
02 Nov 1946 Millwall v Coventry City W 3-5 League Division Two
09 Nov 1946 Coventry City v Bradford Park Avenue D 0-0 League Division Two
16 Nov 1946 Manchester City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
23 Nov 1946 Coventry City v West Ham United W 2-1 League Division Two
30 Nov 1946 Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City L 4-2 League Division Two
07 Dec 1946 Coventry City v Fulham W 1-0 League Division Two
14 Dec 1946 Bury v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
21 Dec 1946 Coventry City v Luton Town D 0-0 League Division Two
25 Dec 1946 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur W 3-1 League Division Two
26 Dec 1946 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division Two
28 Dec 1946 Coventry City v Burnley L 0-3 League Division Two
04 Jan 1947 Barnsley v Coventry City W 0-2 League Division Two
11 Jan 1947 Coventry City v Newport County W 5-2 FA Cup 3rd round
18 Jan 1947 Coventry City v Newport County W 6-0 League Division Two
25 Jan 1947 Burnley v Coventry City L 2-0 FA Cup 4th round
01 Feb 1947 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division Two
05 Feb 1947 Southampton v Coventry City L 5-2 League Division Two
15 Feb 1947 Birmingham City v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Two
15 Mar 1947 Bradford Park Avenue v Coventry City L 5-1 League Division Two
22 Mar 1947 Coventry City v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division Two
29 Mar 1947 West Ham United v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division Two
05 Apr 1947 Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday W 5-1 League Division Two
07 Apr 1947 Swansea Town v Coventry City W 2-3 League Division Two
08 Apr 1947 Coventry City v Swansea Town W 3-2 League Division Two
12 Apr 1947 Fulham v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Two
19 Apr 1947 Coventry City v Bury W 3-1 League Division Two
26 Apr 1947 Luton Town v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
03 May 1947 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
10 May 1947 Coventry City v Leicester City W 2-1 League Division Two
17 May 1947 Coventry City v Plymouth Argyle W 1-0 League Division Two
24 May 1947 Coventry City v Millwall W 4-0 League Division Two
26 May 1947 Chesterfield v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
23 Aug 1947 Coventry City v Luton Town W 4-1 League Division Two
25 Aug 1947 Coventry City v Birmingham City L 0-1 League Division Two
30 Aug 1947 Brentford v Coventry City W 1-4 League Division Two
03 Sep 1947 Birmingham City v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
06 Sep 1947 Coventry City v Leicester City L 0-1 League Division Two
10 Sep 1947 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Two
13 Sep 1947 Leeds United v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
15 Sep 1947 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 League Division Two
20 Sep 1947 Coventry City v Fulham W 5-2 League Division Two
27 Sep 1947 West Ham United v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
04 Oct 1947 Newcastle United v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division Two
11 Oct 1947 Coventry City v Bury D 0-0 League Division Two
18 Oct 1947 Southampton v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Two
25 Oct 1947 Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers W 1-0 League Division Two
01 Nov 1947 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division Two
08 Nov 1947 Coventry City v Bradford Park Avenue W 5-0 League Division Two
15 Nov 1947 Cardiff City v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
22 Nov 1947 Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday W 3-1 League Division Two
29 Nov 1947 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
06 Dec 1947 Coventry City v Millwall L 0-1 League Division Two
13 Dec 1947 Chesterfield v Coventry City L 4-3 League Division Two
20 Dec 1947 Luton Town v Coventry City W 2-3 League Division Two
25 Dec 1947 Coventry City v Barnsley W 3-2 League Division Two
26 Dec 1947 Barnsley v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Two
03 Jan 1948 Coventry City v Brentford W 3-0 League Division Two
10 Jan 1948 Coventry City v Walsall W 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
17 Jan 1948 Leicester City v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Two
24 Jan 1948 Luton Town v Coventry City L 3-2 FA Cup 4th round
31 Jan 1948 Coventry City v Leeds United L 1-2 League Division Two
14 Feb 1948 Coventry City v West Ham United L 0-1 League Division Two
21 Feb 1948 Coventry City v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division Two
28 Feb 1948 Bury v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division Two
06 Mar 1948 Coventry City v Southampton L 0-1 League Division Two
13 Mar 1948 Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division Two
20 Mar 1948 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division Two
27 Mar 1948 Bradford Park Avenue v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Two
29 Mar 1948 Plymouth Argyle v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
30 Mar 1948 Coventry City v Plymouth Argyle D 0-0 League Division Two
03 Apr 1948 Coventry City v Cardiff City W 1-0 League Division Two
10 Apr 1948 Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
17 Apr 1948 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division Two
24 Apr 1948 Millwall v Coventry City L 6-2 League Division Two
28 Apr 1948 Fulham v Coventry City W 0-2 League Division Two
01 May 1948 Coventry City v Chesterfield W 3-0 League Division Two
21 Aug 1948 Brentford v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Two
23 Aug 1948 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-0 League Division Two
28 Aug 1948 Coventry City v Leicester City L 1-2 League Division Two
30 Aug 1948 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division Two
04 Sep 1948 Leeds United v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division Two
06 Sep 1948 Coventry City v West Ham United W 1-0 League Division Two
11 Sep 1948 Coventry City v Bradford Park Avenue W 2-0 League Division Two
13 Sep 1948 West Ham United v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Two
18 Sep 1948 Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday L 3-4 League Division Two
25 Sep 1948 Lincoln City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
02 Oct 1948 Coventry City v Chesterfield L 0-2 League Division Two
09 Oct 1948 Southampton v Coventry City L 5-2 League Division Two
16 Oct 1948 Coventry City v Barnsley W 4-0 League Division Two
23 Oct 1948 Grimsby Town v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division Two
30 Oct 1948 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest L 1-2 League Division Two
06 Nov 1948 Fulham v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
13 Nov 1948 Coventry City v Plymouth Argyle D 1-1 League Division Two
20 Nov 1948 Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Two
27 Nov 1948 Coventry City v Cardiff City L 0-1 League Division Two
04 Dec 1948 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 0-3 League Division Two
18 Dec 1948 Coventry City v Brentford W 2-1 League Division Two
25 Dec 1948 Bury v Coventry City W 0-2 League Division Two
27 Dec 1948 Coventry City v Bury W 2-1 League Division Two
01 Jan 1949 Leicester City v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Two
08 Jan 1949 Torquay United v Coventry City L 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1949 Coventry City v Leeds United W 4-1 League Division Two
22 Jan 1949 Bradford Park Avenue v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
05 Feb 1949 Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
19 Feb 1949 Coventry City v Lincoln City W 1-0 League Division Two
26 Feb 1949 Chesterfield v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division Two
05 Mar 1949 Coventry City v Southampton D 2-2 League Division Two
12 Mar 1949 Barnsley v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
19 Mar 1949 Coventry City v Grimsby Town W 4-1 League Division Two
26 Mar 1949 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division Two
02 Apr 1949 Coventry City v Fulham W 1-0 League Division Two
09 Apr 1949 Plymouth Argyle v Coventry City W 2-3 League Division Two
16 Apr 1949 Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers L 0-1 League Division Two
18 Apr 1949 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
19 Apr 1949 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 League Division Two
23 Apr 1949 Cardiff City v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division Two
30 Apr 1949 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 League Division Two
07 May 1949 Luton Town v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Two
20 Aug 1949 Coventry City v Sheffield United L 2-4 League Division Two
24 Aug 1949 Luton Town v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Two
27 Aug 1949 Grimsby Town v Coventry City L 3-2 League Division Two
29 Aug 1949 Coventry City v Luton Town W 1-0 League Division Two
03 Sep 1949 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers D 0-0 League Division Two
07 Sep 1949 Barnsley v Coventry City L 4-3 League Division Two
10 Sep 1949 Preston North End v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
17 Sep 1949 Coventry City v Swansea Town L 1-2 League Division Two
24 Sep 1949 Leeds United v Coventry City D 3-3 League Division Two
01 Oct 1949 Coventry City v Southampton L 1-2 League Division Two
08 Oct 1949 Coventry City v Bury L 1-2 League Division Two
15 Oct 1949 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Two
22 Oct 1949 Coventry City v Cardiff City W 2-1 League Division Two
29 Oct 1949 Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Two
05 Nov 1949 Coventry City v Brentford D 1-1 League Division Two
12 Nov 1949 Hull City v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
26 Nov 1949 Plymouth Argyle v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division Two
03 Dec 1949 Coventry City v Chesterfield W 3-0 League Division Two
10 Dec 1949 Bradford Park Avenue v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Two
17 Dec 1949 Sheffield United v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
24 Dec 1949 Coventry City v Grimsby Town D 1-1 League Division Two
26 Dec 1949 Leicester City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
27 Dec 1949 Coventry City v Leicester City L 1-2 League Division Two
31 Dec 1949 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Two
07 Jan 1950 Coventry City v Bolton Wanderers L 1-2 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 1950 Coventry City v Preston North End D 0-0 League Division Two
21 Jan 1950 Swansea Town v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division Two
04 Feb 1950 Coventry City v Leeds United L 0-4 League Division Two
11 Feb 1950 Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday W 3-0 League Division Two
18 Feb 1950 Southampton v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
25 Feb 1950 Bury v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division Two
04 Mar 1950 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 League Division Two
11 Mar 1950 Cardiff City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
18 Mar 1950 Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers D 1-1 League Division Two
25 Mar 1950 Brentford v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Two
01 Apr 1950 Coventry City v Plymouth Argyle W 3-0 League Division Two
08 Apr 1950 Chesterfield v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Two
10 Apr 1950 West Ham United v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Two
11 Apr 1950 Coventry City v West Ham United W 5-1 League Division Two
15 Apr 1950 Coventry City v Hull City W 2-0 League Division Two
22 Apr 1950 Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
29 Apr 1950 Coventry City v Bradford Park Avenue W 3-1 League Division Two
06 May 1950 Coventry City v Barnsley D 1-1 League Division Two
19 Aug 1950 Notts County v Coventry City W 0-2 League Division Two
21 Aug 1950 Coventry City v Leeds United W 1-0 League Division Two
26 Aug 1950 Coventry City v Preston North End W 1-0 League Division Two
30 Aug 1950 Leeds United v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
02 Sep 1950 Bury v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
06 Sep 1950 Birmingham City v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
09 Sep 1950 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers W 3-0 League Division Two
11 Sep 1950 Coventry City v Birmingham City W 3-1 League Division Two
16 Sep 1950 Chesterfield v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
23 Sep 1950 Coventry City v Leicester City W 2-1 League Division Two
30 Sep 1950 Manchester City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
07 Oct 1950 Brentford v Coventry City W 0-4 League Division Two
14 Oct 1950 Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers W 6-1 League Division Two
21 Oct 1950 Hull City v Coventry City W 0-2 League Division Two
28 Oct 1950 Coventry City v Doncaster Rovers W 3-1 League Division Two
04 Nov 1950 West Ham United v Coventry City L 3-2 League Division Two
11 Nov 1950 Coventry City v Swansea Town W 3-1 League Division Two
18 Nov 1950 Southampton v Coventry City L 5-4 League Division Two
25 Nov 1950 Coventry City v Barnsley D 3-3 League Division Two
02 Dec 1950 Sheffield United v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Two
09 Dec 1950 Coventry City v Luton Town W 4-1 League Division Two
16 Dec 1950 Coventry City v Notts County L 1-2 League Division Two
23 Dec 1950 Preston North End v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Two
25 Dec 1950 Cardiff City v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
26 Dec 1950 Coventry City v Cardiff City W 2-1 League Division Two
30 Dec 1950 Coventry City v Bury W 5-2 League Division Two
06 Jan 1951 Sunderland v Coventry City L 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 1951 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Two
20 Jan 1951 Coventry City v Chesterfield W 1-0 League Division Two
03 Feb 1951 Leicester City v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division Two
17 Feb 1951 Coventry City v Manchester City L 0-2 League Division Two
24 Feb 1951 Coventry City v Brentford D 3-3 League Division Two
03 Mar 1951 Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
10 Mar 1951 Coventry City v Hull City W 4-1 League Division Two
17 Mar 1951 Doncaster Rovers v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
23 Mar 1951 Grimsby Town v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division Two
24 Mar 1951 Coventry City v West Ham United W 1-0 League Division Two
27 Mar 1951 Coventry City v Grimsby Town W 1-0 League Division Two
31 Mar 1951 Swansea Town v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
07 Apr 1951 Coventry City v Southampton D 2-2 League Division Two
14 Apr 1951 Barnsley v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division Two
21 Apr 1951 Coventry City v Sheffield United L 2-3 League Division Two
18 Aug 1951 Notts County v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division Two
20 Aug 1951 Coventry City v Swansea Town W 3-2 League Division Two
25 Aug 1951 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers D 0-0 League Division Two
30 Aug 1951 Swansea Town v Coventry City L 7-1 League Division Two
01 Sep 1951 Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division Two
03 Sep 1951 Coventry City v Rotherham United W 2-1 League Division Two
08 Sep 1951 Coventry City v Hull City L 1-4 League Division Two
15 Sep 1951 Barnsley v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division Two
22 Sep 1951 Coventry City v Sheffield United D 1-1 League Division Two
29 Sep 1951 West Ham United v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division Two
28 Apr 1956 Coventry City v Reading D 0-0 Division Three (South)
19 Sep 1956 Ipswich Town v Coventry City L 4-0 Division Three (South)
06 Oct 1956 Torquay United v Coventry City L 3-1 Division Three (South)
17 Nov 1956 Swindon Town v Coventry City L 2-1 FA Cup 1st round
01 Oct 1958 Aldershot v Coventry City W 0-4 League Division Four
04 Oct 1958 Barrow v Coventry City W 0-3 League Division Four
06 Oct 1958 Coventry City v Millwall W 1-0 League Division Four
11 Oct 1958 Crewe Alexandra v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Four
18 Oct 1958 Coventry City v Northampton Town W 2-0 League Division Four
25 Oct 1958 Workington v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division Four
01 Nov 1958 Coventry City v York City W 2-0 League Division Four
08 Nov 1958 Bradford Park Avenue v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division Four
15 Nov 1958 Weymouth v Coventry City W 2-5 FA Cup 1st round
22 Nov 1958 Crystal Palace v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division Four
29 Nov 1958 Coventry City v Chester W 5-1 League Division Four
06 Dec 1958 Coventry City v Plymouth Argyle L 1-3 FA Cup 2nd round


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.