Michael Woods (footballer)

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Michael Woods
Personal information
Full nameMichael James Woods[1]
Date of birth (1990-04-06) 6 April 1990[1]
Place of birthYork, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubHarrogate Town
Number12
Youth career
2004–2006Leeds United
2006–2007Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2011Chelsea0(0)
2010–2011→ Notts County (loan)0(0)
2012Yeovil Town5(1)
2012–2013Doncaster Rovers1(0)
2013–Harrogate Town15(4)
National team‡
2005–2006England U168(5)
2006–2007England U1715(8)
2008England U194(2)
2009England U200(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:44, 9 March 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:10, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Michael James Woods (born 6 April 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Conference North side Harrogate Town as a midfielder.[2] Prior to joining them he played for Chelsea, Notts County and Yeovil Town.

Club career

Chelsea

Born in York, North Yorkshire,[1] Woods turned down a scholarship from Leeds United to sign for Chelsea. Leeds United chairman Ken Bates accused Chelsea of tapping-up the sixteen-year-old as well as two other academy players.[3] Eventually the two clubs later agreed an out-of-court settlement, with Chelsea paying £5 million in compensation for Woods and Tom Taiwo.[4]

After spending time in the reserves, Woods made his first-team debut for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge against Macclesfield Town in the third round of the FA Cup on 6 January 2007, making him the fourth-youngest player to ever play for Chelsea at 16 years and 275 days old.[5] He came on as a substitute for Frank Lampard in the 79th minute. He made two appearances for Chelsea in the FA Cup, but did not play in the Premier League. Although his progress was interrupted by a series of injuries, he was ever-present in the reserves. Woods was released by Chelsea at the end of the 2010–11 season.[6]

Notts County

On 1 November 2010, Woods joined Notts County on loan until January.[7] He made his debut in the second round of the FA Cup, in County's 3–1 win over AFC Bournemouth.[8]

Yeovil

Woods went on a trial spell with Aberdeen in July 2011.[9] On 23 February 2012, following a short trial period Woods signed for Yeovil Town on non-contract terms, with Gary Johnson stating that he was very impressed with his attitude.[10][11] On 29 February 2012, Woods played his first match in Yeovil's Somerset Premier Cup defeat by Clevedon and his performance was impressed by Johnson as Woods looks to win a first-team place.[12] On 24 March 2012, Woods made his debut for Yeovil Town after coming on a 74th minutes for Dominic Blizzard in a 1–0 loss against Hartlepool United on 24 March 2012.[13] After a handful of encouraging substitute appearances, including scoring his first professional goal in a 3–1 win over Rochdale on 7 April 2012,[14] he forced his way into the Yeovil starting XI but was sent off in only his second start against Stevenage.[15] Despite initially impressing Gary Johnson his contract was not renewed at the end of the season.

Doncaster

On 5 October 2012, Woods joined Doncaster Rovers of League One on non-contract terms.[16] Woods made his debut on 17 November 2012 against Portsmouth, winning the game 1–0.[17]

Harrogate Town

Following his release from Doncaster,[18] Woods joined Conference North side Harrogate Town on 2 February 2013 on a free transfer.[19] He scored on his debut in Harrogate Town's 2–1 loss against Brackley Town.[20]

International career

Woods has been capped several times for the English national under-17 team. He is an England Under-18 international and played in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[21] In the summer of 2009, he was called up for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.

Personal life

He is the nephew of Neil Woods and his grandfather is former footballer Alan Woods.

Honours

Chelsea

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Mainstream Publishing. p. 443. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3. 
  2. ↑ http://www.harrogatetownafc.com/team/the-team/member/michael-woods/
  3. ↑ "Leeds and Chelsea reach settlement over poaching claims". thisislondon.co.uk. 28 October 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2009. 
  4. ↑ "Frank Lampard: We should be turning local lads into stars". thisislondon.co.uk. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2010. 
  5. ↑ "No kidding, Cole explains why Chelsea field established stars in the Carling Cup". thisislondon.co.uk. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2010. 
  6. ↑ "Premier League Free Transfer List". 16 June 2011. 
  7. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/9228553.stm
  8. ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/michael-woods/leistungsdaten-vereindetail/spieler_16665_1045.html
  9. ↑ "Michael Woods and Mickael Nicoise on Aberdeen trial". BBC Sport (BBC). 26 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011. 
  10. ↑ "Yeovil sign ex-Chelsea youngster Michael Woods". BBC Sport. 23 February 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Glovers land midfielder Woods". Sky Sport Football (Sky Sports). 23 February 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Yeovil Town boss Johnson impressed by Michael Woods". BBC Sport (BBC). 29 February 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Yeovil 0 – 1 Hartelpool". YTFC Official Website. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Yeovil 3 – 1 Rochdale". YTFC Official Website. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  15. ↑ "Yeovil 0 – 6 Stevenage". YTFC Official Website. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  16. ↑ "Midfielder Woods Signs Rovers Deal". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012. 
  17. ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/portsmouth-fc-doncaster-rovers/index/spielbericht_2227035.html
  18. ↑ http://www.doncaster.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=303561
  19. ↑ http://www.harrogatetownafc.com/news/news-room/news-item/michael-woods-joins/
  20. ↑ http://www.harrogatetownafc.com/match/match-reports-2/brackley-town-a/
  21. ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/michael-woods/profil/spieler_16665.html

External links

Harrogate Town F.C. – current squad
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