Phil Woosnam

Phillip Abraham "Phil" Woosnam (22 December 1932 – 19 July 2013) was a Welsh association football inside-right and manager. A native of Caersws, Powys, Wales, Woosnam played for Manchester City, Sutton United, Leyton Orient, West Ham United, Aston Villa and the Atlanta Chiefs. He played international football for Wales. He was Commissioner of the North American Soccer League from 1969–83. In 1997 he was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. He was described as a "gifted inside-forward with a pronounced football intelligence".

Playing career

Woosnam played football with Montgomeryshire Schoolboys and gained youth international honours with Wales, and gained eight amateur caps, the first against England in 1951. While reading Physics, he captained Bangor University's football team at the Welsh Universities' Championship. Woosnam completed his national service with the Royal Artillery. He featured for the Army XI alongside Eddie Colman and Duncan Edwards of Manchester United.