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gladly accepted the offer. He was signed to replace
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302:three years later before he joined
21:John Woodward (Scottish footballer)
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87:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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459:Woodward joined league rivals
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1388:"Aston Villa Player Database"
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1303:Port Vale Personalities
373:The "Villans" suffered
366:, who had been sold to
290:He began his career at
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1499:K.V. Oostende players
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38:Personal information
1360:"Mystery Sportsman"
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403:Tommy Cummings
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752:Aston Villa
579:League Cup
489:Roy Sproson
399:Dick Taylor
397:, in which
344:Aston Villa
296:Aston Villa
157:Aston Villa
92:Position(s)
1428:Categories
1397:28 October
1269:References
614:Stoke City
540:Aggborough
528:Ron Ashman
485:top-scorer
473:Gordon Lee
446:John Smith
418:Bill Moore
395:Villa Park
375:relegation
332:Stoke City
292:Stoke City
277:footballer
139:Stoke City
57:1947-01-16
1372:27 August
1062:Port Vale
570:Division
477:promotion
467:games in
461:Port Vale
304:Port Vale
206:1975–1977
193:Port Vale
188:1973–1975
170:1969–1973
152:1966–1969
134:1964–1966
79:, England
43:Full name
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518:for the
497:transfer
493:contract
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226:Oostende
73:Tunstall
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1101:1973–74
1067:1972–73
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965:1971–72
931:1970–71
895:1969–70
890:Walsall
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655:1965–66
619:1964–65
576:FA Cup
573:League
567:Season
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520:1975–76
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438:1970–71
430:1969–70
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379:1966–67
368:Chelsea
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352:1965–66
346:at the
340:1964–65
300:Walsall
281:forward
175:Walsall
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722:Total
608:Goals
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405:, and
326:Career
84:Height
602:Goals
596:Goals
590:Goals
564:Club
546:side
514:side
471:, as
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260:(66+)
249:Total
107:Years
1399:2022
1374:2012
1346:2022
1333:ISBN
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599:Apps
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117:Apps
111:Team
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