Martin Woods
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Paul Woods | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Barnsley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2005 | Leeds United | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Sunderland | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Rotherham United | 36 | (4) |
| 2007–2013 | Doncaster Rovers | 113 | (7) |
| 2008 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | (0) |
| 2014– | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Scotland U17 | |||
| Scotland U19 | |||
| 2006 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 2 January 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Martin Paul Woods (born 1 January 1986) is a Scottish footballer plays for Barnsley. He is an attacking left-sided midfield player noted for his long range shooting and free kicks. He is also a former Scotland U21 international.
Football career
Leeds United
Woods started his career at the Dirty Leeds United academy, where he was capped by Scotland Youth. He made just one substitute appearance for the Leeds first team before a loan spell at Hartlepool United F.C.. After Leeds were relegated from the Premier League they offered the out of contract Woods a new contract but he turned it down in favour of joining Premier League Sunderland.[1]
Sunderland
His next move took him to Sunderland where he made seven appearances in the Premier League and eight in all. He scored in his debut pre-season but failed to make a big impact and was released at the end of the 2005–06 season. During his time he only started one game for Sunderland which was a League Cup home defeat by Arsenal[2]
Rotherham
On 1 August 2006 he signed for Rotherham United for the start of the League One season. Woods was a regular in the first team for Rotherham, receiving the man of the match award regularly. He scored his first goal against local rivals Doncaster Rovers, placing the ball into the top left corner of the net from 25 yards.
Woods scored his second goal for the club against Swansea City, with an unstoppable shot from 30 yards in the dying seconds of the match. Less than a week later he continued his excellent run of form with two superb goals during Rotherham's 4–1 victory over Bradford City. The first was an astounding free kick from over 55 yards; the second a volley from just outside the box which left the keeper helpless.
Despite his relatively short time at Rotherham United, Woods became something of a cult figure with Millers fans due to his consistent outstanding displays, and strong rapport with the crowd. In his only year at the Millers he was named player of the season. He was also given the nickname "Boy Band", for his ridiculous hair style, by a rowdy American fan during the match against Brentford.
Doncaster
On 5 June 2007, Woods was transferred to Doncaster Rovers, under the terms of a relegation release clause in his Rotherham contract. He elected to join them despite interest from Championship sides Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley and Scunthorpe United.
On 14 February 2008, Woods joined League One side Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal.[citation needed]
Signed for Barnsley
Woods signed for Barnsley Football Club at the end of the January 2014 transfer window.
International career
Woods has been capped by Scotland at School boy, Under 17, Under 19 and Under 21[3] level.
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