1912 OLYMPICS: GREAT BRITAIN FOOTBALL TEAM REAL PHOTOGRAPHIC POSTCARD (WON GOLD) WITH VIVIAN J. WOODWARD
YEAR: 1912
ISSUE: OLYMPISKA SPELENS I STOCKHOLM 1912 OFFICIELLA
NUMBER: 21 (THE ENGLISH FOOTBALL TEAM)
CONDITION: VERY GOOD — SLIGHT SILVERING TO THE MARGINS, MESSAGE WRITTEN IN BLACK INK TO VERSO WHICH DISCUSSES WATCHING TEAM GB PLAY
BEAUTIFUL IMAGE OF THE GREAT BRITAIN TEAM AT THE 1912 STOCKHOLM OLYMPICS. IN THE TOP ROW IS LEGEND VIVIAN J. WOODWARD AND FORWARD GORDON HOARE, WHO SCORED A BRACE IN THE 4-2 FINAL VICTORY OVER DENMARK.
WOODWARD CAPTAINED GREAT BRITAIN TO GOLD MEDALS AT THE 1908 OLYMPICS IN LONDON AND 1912 GAMES IN STOCKHOLM. HE MADE A COMBINED 59 INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES FOR A COMBINATION OF ENGLAND, ENGLAND AMATEURS, AND GREAT BRITAIN. HIS COMBINED RECORD FOR ENGLAND OF 75 GOALS IN 53 MATCHES (1.42 GOALS A GAME) IS STILL THE HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL RECORD OF ANY PLAYER TO HAVE SCORED MORE THAN 50 GOALS FOR THEIR COUNTRY, WHILST HIS RECORD OF 75 GOALS WAS THE HIGHEST COMBINED TOTAL OF INTERNATIONAL GOALS SCORED BY ANY ENGLISH FOOTBALLER UNTIL HARRY KANE SURPASSED HIM IN OCTOBER 2025. WOODWARD TOOK PART IN TEN BRITISH HOME CHAMPIONSHIPS, LIFTING THE TROPHY EIGHT TIMES.