He enlisted in the 1st Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and died during the Battle of the Somme .
John Wood was a professional footballer ( 1880 -- 1916 ) who played for Manchester City , Plymouth Argyle , Huddersfield Town and Aberdeen .
John Wood enlisted in the 1st Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and died during the Battle of the Somme .
John Wood was a professional footballer ( 1880 -- 1916 ) who played for Manchester City , Plymouth Argyle , Huddersfield Town and Aberdeen .