Re: Maurice Woods - Rovers Footballer
 

I have worked out that Matt's wife ranked fourth cousin to me.

Re: Maurice Woods - Rovers Footballer
 

Discovered this weekend that my Dad's second cousin is David Gaskell at 16 years and 19 days Manchester United's youngest ever first team player when he appeared in the 1956 Charity Shield final.

He was in their first team squad for 13 years 1956 - 1969 during which he appeared in the 1962 FA Cup Semi Final against Spurs at Hillsborough and the 1963 FA Cup Final victory over Leicester at Wembley.

Re: Maurice Woods - Rovers Footballer
 

There's a small picture of Matt Woods in ''Blackburn Rovers - A Complete Record'', but it is little and I don't think it will copy too well. I don't have a scanner, but could take a photo of the page and upload it that way, if it's not the photo you already have (he's doing warm up exercises by the look of it, unless he was into yoga or summat)

Re: Maurice Woods - Rovers Footballer
 

Matt was born at Skelmersdale and came to Rovers from Everton in 1956, staying until 1963. He left to go to Australia
He played 307 games , for Rovers and scored three times.

This from' The Essential History of Blackburn Rovers' by Mike Jackman I have a copy for sale.

Re: Maurice Woods - Rovers Footballer
 

I have two books on Rovers by Mike Jackman Bob, Blackburn Rovers The Official Encyclopedia, in conjunction with the LET up to the 1991/2 season, and Blackburn Rovers an Illustrated History up to season 2005/6 season both, both tip top

Re: Maurice Woods - Rovers Footballer
 

Through my Ancestry research I have been in touch recently regularly with the daughter of one of Matt's wife's cousins.

His wife's niece has provided me with some photos - Matt is on one of them.

Matt's wife was a member of a very large family - mostly sisters. She and they have passed away.

Re: Maurice Woods - Rovers Footballer
 

I do have a photo of him presenting an award to me at the Burnley & District Sports League - swimming I think. He was playing for Rovers at the time '57/'58 or thereabouts, at the Kierby Hotel or the Sparrowhawk in Burnley. Will try and dig it out this next week - it is amongst a lifetime of photos.

Re: Maurice Woods - Rovers Footballer
 

:eek::eek::eek::eek:In Burnley:eek::eek::eek::eek: