Eric Eastwood (footballer)

Eric Eastwood (24 March 1916 – October 1991) was an English footballer who played for Manchester City and Port Vale in the Football League in the period following World War II.Eastwood played for local non-League teams Chorley Road Congregationals, Little Lever, Westhoughton and Heywood St. James's, before joining Manchester City.[1] He scored his first goal in the Football League on 26 April, in a 2–1 win over Bristol Rovers at The Old Recreation Ground, and went on to play six Third Division South games in the 1946–47 season.[1] He featured in 19 league and FA Cup games in the 1947–48 season, but was transfer listed by manager Gordon Hodgson as he appeared just four times in the 1948–49 campaign.[1] He suffered from groin muscle problems and left on a free transfer in April 1950 after failing to make it onto the pitch in the 1949–50 season.
Heywood, Greater ManchesterBoltonCentre-halfManchester CityPort ValefootballerFootball LeagueWorld War IInon-LeagueBolton WanderersManchester Unitedthe warBristol RoversThe Old Recreation GroundThird Division South1946–47FA Cup1947–48transfermanagerGordon Hodgson1948–49musclefree transfer1949–501938–39Second Division