In certain sports, such as football , field hockey , ice hockey , handball , rugby union , lacrosse and rugby league , winger is a position. It refers to positions on the extreme left and right sides of the pitch, or playing field (the "wings"). In American football and Canadian football , the analogous position is the wide receiver . Wingers often try to use pace to exploit extra space available on the flanks that can be made available by their teammates dominating the centre ground. They must be wary however of not crossing the touchline, or sidelines, and going out of play. In sports where the main method of scoring involves attacking a small goal (by whatever name) in the centre of the field, a common tactic is to cross the ball to a central teammate.
10-795: Greenaway is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: David Greenaway (footballer) (1889–1946), Scottish footballer David Greenaway (economist) (born 1952), professor of economics at the University of Nottingham Emerson Greenaway (1906-1990), American librarian Frank Greenaway (1917–2013), English chemist and writer Gavin Greenaway (born 1964), music composer and conductor, son of Roger Greenaway Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. (born 1957), United States judge Kate Greenaway (1846–1901), children's book illustrator and writer Lorne Greenaway (born 1933), Progressive Conservative party member of
20-540: A title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom The Kate Greenaway Medal , a prize to an outstanding work of illustration in children's literature [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Greenaway . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to
30-451: A typical team, these positions are occupied by fast and relatively small players. One of their main jobs in a game are fast attacks. Wingers or wings play on either the extreme left or the extreme right. They are usually the fastest players on the field and score the most tries . Wingers often fall back with the fullback to take kicks from the opposition. There are two wings in a rugby league team, numbered 2 and 5. There are two wings in
40-565: The Canadian House of Commons Peter Greenaway (born 1942), Welsh-born English film director Peter Van Greenaway (1929–1988), British novelist Roger Greenaway (born 1938), popular English songwriter Sally Greenaway (born 1984), Australian composer and pianist Fictional [ edit ] Elle Greenaway , a former protagonist of American television crime drama series Criminal Minds See also [ edit ] Greenway (disambiguation) The Greenaway baronets ,
50-552: The age of 19 by London club Woolwich Arsenal in the summer of 1908. Despite his youth he was immediately propelled into the first team, making his debut against Notts County on 2 September 1908, the first game of the 1908–09 First Division season. He only missed two games that season and went on established himself as a regular fixture on the wing for the following four seasons. However, after veteran FA Cup -winner Jock Rutherford signed in November 1913 for Arsenal, Greenaway
60-423: The club in 1921 on a free transfer . Winger (sport) In football , a winger is an attacking midfielder in a wide position. Wingers are usually players of great pace or dribbling ability so as to provide cut-backs or crosses from which strikers can score. Their main function is to support attack from the wings. Wingers do much high-speed running from defence to attack. In Australian rules football ,
70-566: The link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greenaway&oldid=1163371553 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles David Greenaway (footballer) David Greenaway (20 December 1886 – 1946) was a Scottish footballer . Born in Coatbridge , Lanarkshire , Greenaway played junior football with Shettleston before being signed at
80-414: The sides of the rink. Nowadays, there are different types of wing men in the game—out-and-out goal scorers, checkers who disrupt the opponents and forwards who work along the boards and in the corners. This position is typically just called "wing", often preceded by the side on which the player normally skates (left wing or right wing). In handball there are two wing positions: left wing and right wing. In
90-431: The wingers require considerable pace and stamina, as they run up and down the ground linking play between defence and attack and are normally highly skilled in kicking. "Winger", in ice hockey , is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down
100-533: Was dropped to make way for him, and he only played 14 league matches in two seasons. World War I then intervened, with all league football cancelled, and Greenaway was called up to fight, serving with the Royal Field Artillery . He returned to Arsenal in 1919 after peacetime led to the resumption of league football, but only played for the first-team three times over the next two seasons. In total he played 170 times for Arsenal, scoring 13 times, before leaving
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