David Woodfield
David Woodfield (11 October 1943 – 1 May 2025) was an English football player and coach.
Career
Born in Leamington Spa, Woodfield joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1959, making his senior debut in 1962, and making 276 appearances for the club in all competitions before being sold to Watford in 1971. During his time with Wolverhampton, he spent time at Los Angeles Wolves in the United Soccer Association. At Watford he made a further 15 league appearances.
Woodfield retired due to injury, and became a coach at Watford, before working at Newcastle United.
He then spent his career abroad between 1978 and 2011, primarily in Asia, working in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil and Finland. In Saudi Arabia he was assistant to Bill McGarry for the national team.
He died on 1 May 2025, at the age of 81 .