Brian Wood (footballer)
Brian Thomas Wood (8 December 1940 – 5 July 2014) was an English footballer who played as a central defender. Career. Born in Hamworthy, Wood made a total of 476 appearances in The Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace, Leyton Orient, Colchester United and Workington. After leaving Workington, he became a scout for Preston North End, a job he combined with managing the Willis Faber and Dumas sports club in Ipswich. After suffering dementia and Parkinson's disease, Wood died in a care home in Saxtead, Suffolk on 5 July 2014.