Calum Woods

Calum Woods
Woods with Preston North End in 2016
Personal information
Full name Calum Jack Woods[1]
Date of birth (1987-02-05) 5 February 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 Bala Town[3]
Number 2
Youth career
1997–2006 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Dunfermline Athletic 128 (10)
2011–2014 Huddersfield Town 72 (1)
2014–2019 Preston North End 67 (0)
2019 Bradford City 6 (0)
2019–2020 Tranmere Rovers 13 (0)
2020 United of Manchester 1 (0)
2020–2021 East Bengal 0 (0)
2021– Bala Town 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:36, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Calum Jack Woods (born 5 February 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a fullback[4] for Bala Town.

Woods previously spent five seasons with Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic before returning to English football with Huddersfield Town, Preston North End, Bradford City and Tranmere Rovers.

Career

Early career

Woods joined Liverpool youth academy at the age of 10 but failed to break into the first team and was given a free transfer in May 2006.

Dunfermline Athletic

He signed for Dunfermline Athletic after a trial spell alongside fellow former Liverpool player Robbie Foy[5] and played 13 games for the club in his first season. In March 2008, manager Jim McIntyre confirmed that Woods had signed a two-year contract extension.[6][7] He scored his first goal for Dunfermline on 4 November 2008 when he scored the opener at Airdrie United.

2010–11 season

Woods enjoyed a successful 2010–11 season with Dunfermline, scoring four goals in 37 appearances, in the process helping the Pars achieve promotion to the Scottish Premier League as champions of Scottish Division One. Woods became the centre of controversy after he was fielded as a substitute when suspended during Dunfermline's 7–1 Scottish Cup fourth round victory over Stenhousemuir.[8]

Huddersfield Town

On 8 June 2011, he joined Football League One side Huddersfield Town on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[9] He made his debut in the 1–1 draw with Bury at the Galpharm Stadium on 6 August 2011.[10] Woods switched from his usual position of right back to playing on the left due to the form of right-back Jack Hunt and an injury to regular left-back Gary Naysmith in the second half of the season. Woods went on to make 26 league appearances in his first season with Huddersfield with 31 in all competitions as Huddersfield finished the season as play-off champions winning promotion to the Championship after beating Sheffield United on penalties in the Wembley final.[11][12] His first goal for the club came two-and-a-half years after he joined, in a 2–1 defeat at AFC Bournemouth at Goldsands on 28 January 2014.

At the end of the 2013–14 season, Woods was not offered a new deal at the club and was subsequently released.

Preston North End

On 9 June 2014, he joined League One club Preston North End.[13]

Bradford City

In January 2019 he signed for Bradford City.[14] In May 2019, following Bradford City's relegation to League Two, it was confirmed that Woods was one of eleven players to be released when their contracts expired.[15]

Tranmere Rovers

On 26 June 2019 he joined another League One club, Tranmere Rovers, on a one-year contract [16]

East Bengal

In December 2020, Woods signed with Indian Super League side SC East Bengal as their eighth foreigner.[3] He joined the club in mid season and had not appeared in any match.

Career statistics

As of match played 10 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dunfermline Athletic 2006–07[17] Scottish Premier League 12 0 1 0 1 0 — 14 0
2007–08[18] Scottish First Division 25 0 1 0 1 0 3[c] 0 30 0
2008–09[19][20] Scottish First Division 30 5 4 0 4 0 1[c] 0 39 5
2009–10[21][20] Scottish First Division 29 2 2 0 2 0 1[c] 0 34 2
2010–11[22][20] Scottish First Division 32 3 3 0 3 1 2[c] 0 40 4
Total 128 10 11 0 11 1 7 0 157 11
Huddersfield Town 2011–12[11] League One 26 0 1 0 0 0 4[d] 0 31 0
2012–13[23] Championship 27 0 3 0 0 0 — 30 0
2013–14[24] Championship 19 1 0 0 1 0 — 20 1
Total 72 1 4 0 1 0 4 0 81 1
Preston North End 2014–15[25] League One 18 0 3 0 1 0 5[e] 0 27 0
2015–16[26] Championship 32 0 0 0 3 0 — 35 0
2016–17[27] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[28] Championship 16 0 2 0 0 0 — 18 0
2018–19[29] Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 67 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 82 0
Bradford City 2018–19[29] League One 6 0 — — — 6 0
Tranmere Rovers 2019–20[30] League One 13 0 2 0 0 0 1[f] 0 16 0
F.C. United of Manchester 2020–21[31] Northern Premier League Premier Division 1 0 — — 1[g] 0 2 0
Career total 287 11 22 0 17 1 18 0 343 12
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, three in League One play-offs
  5. ^ Two appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League One play-offs
  6. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  7. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Dunfermline Athletic

Huddersfield Town

Preston North End

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Tranmere Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 73. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Calum Woods". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b Chakladar, Rishab (16 December 2020). "SC East Bengal have signed Calum Woods as their 8th foreigner". Techno Sports. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Calum Woods: Preston North End sign defender on a free transfer". BBC Sport. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Woods signs deal with Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 19 July 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Jim McIntyre on Friday". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 8 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Three more signings as McIntyre builds his side". The Courier. Dundee. 8 March 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Pars win in doubt over Woods row". BBC Sport. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  9. ^ "First team: Calum Woods". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Huddersfield 1–1 Bury". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Calum Woods in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Grayson: It was a unbelievable game". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 26 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012.
  13. ^ "Preston North End land Huddersfield Town defender Calum Woods". Preston North End F.C. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Bantams snap up Woods". Bradford City A.F.C. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  15. ^ Parker, Simon (7 May 2019). "Bradford City announce retained list". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Calum Woods: Tranmere Rovers sign defender on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Games played by Calum Woods in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Games played by Calum Woods in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Games played by Calum Woods in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  20. ^ a b c For appearances omitted by Soccerbase: A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
  21. ^ "Games played by Calum Woods in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by Calum Woods in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  23. ^ "Games played by Calum Woods in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  24. ^ "Games played by Calum Woods in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  25. ^ "Games played by Calum Woods in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  26. ^ "Games played by Calum Woods in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  27. ^ "Games played by Calum Woods in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  28. ^ "Games played by Calum Woods in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Calum Woods in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  30. ^ "Games played by Calum Woods in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  31. ^ "FC United of Manchester | Appearances | Calum Woods". Football Web Pages. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  32. ^ Begley, Emlyn (26 May 2012). "Huddersfield 0–0 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016.
  33. ^ Middleton, Nathan (24 May 2015). "Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2018.