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May 13, 2022 · Andy Woodward waived his anonymity in 2016 to expose the sport's biggest child sex abuse scandal by former coach Barry Bennell. He tells BBC Breakfast he has "more to reveal" and how a new drama, Floodlights, depicts his story.
Andy Woodward. Andrew Woodward (born 23 September 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played in the English Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Bury, Sheffield United, Scunthorpe United (two loan spells) and Halifax Town. [1]
- 23 September 1973 (age 50)
- Defender
- Andrew Woodward
May 17, 2022 · For 30 years, the former professional footballer Andy Woodward felt desperately alone. In fan-filled stadiums, in changing rooms with teammates, even at home with his family.
Andy Woodward helped other men come forward. Woodward was abused by Bennell between the ages of 11 and 15 at Crewe Alexandra academy. In 2016, aged 43, he decided to waive his anonymity in an ...
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May 15, 2022 · Floodlights is a BBC film based on the real-life experience of former footballer Andy Woodward, who revealed he was sexually abused as a youth player. The film explores his past, present and future through three different time periods, with the support of a talented cast and crew.
Nov 17, 2016 · Andy Woodward - who played for Bury and Sheffield United - was abused while at Crewe Alexandra from the age of 11-15. His abuser, Barry Bennell, was sentenced to nine years in prison in 1998 after ...
May 17, 2022 · Floodlights9pm, BBC Two. Gerard Kearns is devastating as footballer Andy “Woody” Woodward in this brutal dramatisation of how coach Barry Bennell (a stomach-churning Jonas Armstrong) sexually ...
