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Calum Woods
Woods withPreston North Endin 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 professionalfootballerwho plays as a fullback[4]forBala Town.

Woods previously spent five seasons with Scottish clubDunfermline Athleticbefore returning to English football withHuddersfield Town,Preston North End,Bradford CityandTranmere Rovers.

Career

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Early career

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Woods joinedLiverpoolyouth 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

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He signed forDunfermline Athleticafter a trial spell alongside fellow former Liverpool playerRobbie Foy[5]and played 13 games for the club in his first season. In March 2008, managerJim McIntyreconfirmed 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 atAirdrie United.

2010–11 season

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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 7–1Scottish Cupfourth round victory overStenhousemuir.[8]

Huddersfield Town

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On 8 June 2011, he joinedFootball League OnesideHuddersfield Townon a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[9]He made his debut in the 1–1 draw withBuryat theG Alpha rm Stadiumon 6 August 2011.[10]Woods switched from his usual position of right back to playing on the left due to the form of right-backJack Huntand an injury to regular left-backGary Naysmithin 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 theChampionshipafter beatingSheffield Unitedon 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 atAFC BournemouthatGoldsandson 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

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

Bradford City

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In January 2019 he signed forBradford 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

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

East Bengal

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In December 2020, Woods signed withIndian Super LeaguesideSC East Bengalas their eighth foreigner.[3]He joined the club in mid season and had not appeared in any match.

Career statistics

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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 LeaguePremier Division 1 0 — — 1[g] 0 2 0
Career total 287 11 22 0 17 1 18 0 343 12
  1. ^IncludesScottish Cup,FA Cup
  2. ^IncludesScottish League Cup,EFL Cup
  3. ^abcdAppearance(s) inScottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^One appearance inFootball League Trophy,three inLeague One play-offs
  5. ^Two appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League One play-offs
  6. ^Appearance inEFL Trophy
  7. ^Appearance inFA Trophy

Honours

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Dunfermline Athletic

Huddersfield Town

Preston North End

References

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  1. ^"Notification of shirt numbers: Tranmere Rovers"(PDF).English Football League. p. 73.Retrieved27 October2019.
  2. ^ab"Calum Woods".11v11.AFS Enterprises.Retrieved16 July2018.
  3. ^abChakladar, Rishab (16 December 2020)."SC East Bengal have signed Calum Woods as their 8th foreigner".Techno Sports.Retrieved11 January2021.
  4. ^"Calum Woods: Preston North End sign defender on a free transfer".BBC Sport. 9 June 2014.Retrieved10 June2014.
  5. ^"Woods signs deal with Dunfermline".BBC Sport. 19 July 2006.Retrieved21 May2010.
  6. ^"Jim McIntyre on Friday".Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 8 March 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 2 May 2008.Retrieved21 May2010.
  7. ^"Three more signings as McIntyre builds his side".The Courier.Dundee. 8 March 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 27 May 2008.Retrieved21 May2010.
  8. ^"Pars win in doubt over Woods row".BBC Sport. 9 January 2009.Retrieved21 May2010.
  9. ^"First team: Calum Woods".Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Archived fromthe originalon 16 August 2011.
  10. ^"Huddersfield 1–1 Bury".BBC Sport. 6 August 2011.Retrieved11 March2020.
  11. ^ab"Games played by Calum Woods in 2011/2012".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved11 March2020.
  12. ^"Grayson: It was a unbelievable game".Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 26 May 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 1 June 2012.
  13. ^"Preston North End land Huddersfield Town defender Calum Woods".Preston North End F.C. 9 June 2014.Retrieved11 March2020.
  14. ^"Bantams snap up Woods".Bradford City A.F.C. 23 January 2019.Retrieved23 January2019.
  15. ^Parker, Simon (7 May 2019)."Bradford City announce retained list".Telegraph & Argus.Retrieved7 May2019.
  16. ^"Calum Woods: Tranmere Rovers sign defender on one-year deal".BBC Sport. 26 June 2019.Retrieved26 June2019.
  17. ^"Games played by Calum Woods in 2006/2007".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved11 March2020.
  18. ^"Games played by Calum Woods in 2007/2008".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved11 March2020.
  19. ^"Games played by Calum Woods in 2008/2009".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved11 March2020.
  20. ^abcFor appearances omitted bySoccerbase: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.Retrieved11 March2020.
  22. ^"Games played by Calum Woods in 2010/2011".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved11 March2020.
  23. ^"Games played by Calum Woods in 2012/2013".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved11 March2020.
  24. ^"Games played by Calum Woods in 2013/2014".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved11 March2020.
  25. ^"Games played by Calum Woods in 2014/2015".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved11 March2020.
  26. ^"Games played by Calum Woods in 2015/2016".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved11 March2020.
  27. ^"Games played by Calum Woods in 2016/2017".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved11 March2020.
  28. ^"Games played by Calum Woods in 2017/2018".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved11 March2020.
  29. ^ab"Games played by Calum Woods in 2018/2019".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved11 March2020.
  30. ^"Games played by Calum Woods in 2019/2020".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.Retrieved11 March2020.
  31. ^"FC United of Manchester | Appearances | Calum Woods".Football Web Pages.Archivedfrom the original on 12 May 2021.Retrieved11 May2021.
  32. ^Begley, Emlyn (26 May 2012)."Huddersfield 0–0 Sheff Utd".BBC Sport. Archived fromthe originalon 22 January 2016.
  33. ^Middleton, Nathan (24 May 2015)."Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town".BBC Sport.Retrieved26 December2018.
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