Former Wolves defender David Woodfield has sadly passed away at the age of 81.
Born in Leamington Spa in October 1943, Woodfield represented Wolves for 12-and-a-half years and was deemed an unsung hero of his era.
Between 1959 and 1971 Woodfield represented the club 276 times, scoring 15 goals, and although he played in a number of positions, it was in the centre of defence where he felt most at home.
An old-fashioned defender, Woodfield provided consistency to the back line under four separate Old Gold managers, including Stan Cullis initially and Bill McGarry at the opposite end of his Molineux spell.
Having joined the club as an amateur initially, he turned professional within a year and progressed through the youth system to make his senior Wolves debut in April 1962.
The 1962/63 campaign saw him become a regular, which remained the case for four seasons, and having stayed despite relegation in 1965, Woodfield starred as Ronnie Allen guided Wolves back to the top flight in style.
With the club back in the old First Division, Woodfield retained his shirt initially, before moving to Watford for £30,000 in 1971, not before his testimonial at Molineux after more than ten years at the club.
Following retirement at the Hornets due to injury, Woodfield was reunited with McGarry as his assistant manager at Newcastle United, before coaching in Kuwait, Bahrain and Brunei.
Following 11 years coaching in Malaysia, Woodfield returned to the UK to live in Cambridgeshire and visited Molineux for the final time in September 2019.
The thoughts of all at Wolves are with David’s friends and family at this sad time.
