Martin Patching

Martin Patching (1 November 1958 – December 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford and Northampton Town, in non-League football for Dunstable, Staines Town and Hendon, and in Sunday league football for Hemel Hempstead Spinners.^[1][2][3][4] He was capped by the England schools team^[1] and the national youth team in 1977.^[5] Patching scouted for Watford and Nottingham Forest after retiring from playing.^[2] His son, Cauley Woodrow, is a professional footballer.^[6] Patching died in December 2023, at the age of 65.^[7][8]

Key Information

Personal information
Full name	Martin Patching[1]
Date of birth	(1958-11-01)1 November 1958
Place of birth	Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England[1]
Date of death	December 2023(2023-12-00) (aged 65)
Place of death	Rotherham
Position(s)	Midfielder[1]
Youth career
1973–1975	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1979	Wolverhampton Wanderers	90	(10)
1979–1983	Watford	25	(3)
1983	→ Northampton Town (loan)	6	(1)
1985–1987	Dunstable
1987–1996	Staines Town
1996	Hendon	1	(0)
Total		122	(14)
International career
1974	England Schoolboys	7	(1)
1976–1977	England Youth	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Martin Patching". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Martin Patching" (PDF). Watford FC Archive. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
3. ^ "Martin Patching". Sporting-heroes.net. George Herringshaw. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
4. ^ "Former staff – Martin Patching". Hendon F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
5. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1988). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1988–89. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 751. ISBN 978-0-356-15880-8.
6. ^ "Preview: Bristol City". Watford F.C. 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
7. ^ Youll, Russell (5 December 2023). "Former Wolves midfielder dies age 65". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
8. ^ "Martin Patching". Retrieved 5 December 2023.

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