Curtis Woodhouse

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Personal information
Curtis Woodhouse
Full name	Curtis Woodhouse
Date of birth	April 17, 1980 (age 26)
Place of birth	Driffield, England
Height	5' 8" (1.73m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Rushden & Diamonds
Number	27
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2001 2001-2003 2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 2006 2006-2007 2007-	Sheffield United Birmingham City → Rotherham United (loan) Peterborough United Hull City Grimsby Town Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds	104 0(6) 048 0(2) 011 0(0) 061 (11) 018 0(0) 016 0(1) 005 0(1) 008 0(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:22, 8 April 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Statistics
Curtis Woodhouse
Real name
Nickname
Weight	Light Middleweight
Nationality	British
Birth date	April 17, 1980
Birth place	Driffield, England
Style
Boxing record
Total fights	1
Wins	1
Wins by KO	0
Losses	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Curtis Woodhouse (born April 17, 1980) is a professional boxer and footballer, currently playing for Rushden & Diamonds.

Woodhouse plays in the centre or on the left of the midfield. He was born in Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire and came through the ranks at Sheffield United. He made his debut for the Blades at the age of 17, as a substitute against Crewe Alexandra in November 1997. Woodhouse holds the record for being the club's youngest ever captain.

In February 2001 he moved to Birmingham City for £1 million. The highlight of his time there was a brace in the final match of the season, a result which ultimately relegated Huddersfield Town. Woodhouse had a loan spell at Rotherham United before moving to Peterborough United on a free transfer in October 2003. He then joined boyhood heroes Hull City in May 2005 for £25,000.

In the January 2006 transfer window he joined Grimsby Town on a 2 year deal, but on 26 April 2006, the BBC reported that Woodhouse would quit football at the end of the season and embark on a career as a professional boxer.^[1] He played his last game of football in June 2006 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff when Grimsby Town lost the Football League Two play off final. He made his boxing debut on September 8, 2006, winning a welterweight contest against Dean Marcantonio on points (40-35) after knocking his opponent down twice in the final round. However, soon after this he returned to football when he signed for non-league Rushden & Diamonds after getting 120 hours community service for assaulting a police officer while drunk, meaning he could not box during this time. He then left Diamonds to go back to boxing.

Woodhouse returned to football on March 1, 2007, rejoining Rushden & Diamonds.^[2]

[edit] Notes

^ "Woodhouse set for boxing career", BBC Sport, 2006-04-26. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
^ "Woodhouse re-signs for Diamonds", BBC Sport, 2007-03-01. Retrieved on March 2, 2007.

[edit] External links

Curtis Woodhouse career stats at Soccerbase
Curtis Woodhouse career stats at Soccerbase
Photos and Stats at sporting-heroes.net
Boxing Record from BoxRec.com
Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database

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