Danny Woodards

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Danny Woodards
Personal information
Full name Daniel Mark Woodards [1]
Date of birth (1983-10-08) 8 October 1983 (age 41) [1]
Place of birth Forest Gate, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
000?–2003 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2005 Chelsea 0 (0)
2005–2007 Exeter City 49 (0)
2007–2009 Crewe Alexandra 84 (0)
2009–2011 Milton Keynes Dons 66 (1)
2011–2014 Bristol Rovers 70 (4)
2014–2015 Tranmere Rovers 5 (0)
2015–2021 Boreham Wood 146 (3)
Total420(8)
International career
2005 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:24, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

Daniel Mark Woodards (born 8 October 1983) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He previously played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Milton Keynes Dons, Bristol Rovers and Tranmere Rovers.

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Club career

Early career

Woodards was born in Forest Gate, London. He began his career as a trainee with Chelsea, playing 70 times plus 10 substitute appearances (scoring 8 goals) for the reserve team in the period 2000–01 to 2004–05, but was released during the summer of 2005 without making a senior appearance for the club.

Exeter City

After spending a short time on trial with League Two club Wycombe Wanderers, he signed on non-contract terms for Conference National club Exeter City on 29 October 2005. Woodards was able to impress manager Alex Inglethorpe enough to secure a contract through the 2006–07 season.

During his time with Exeter, Woodards proved himself to be a versatile and talented player. Able to play both as a right-back and right-sided winger, he quickly established himself as Exeter's first choice right-back.

Crewe Alexandra

After rejecting a series of new contracts from Exeter during the 2006–07 season, Woodards had a trial with League One club Yeovil Town during the January transfer window. Glovers manager Russell Slade was reportedly interested in signing the English defender, but it was Dario Gradi of fellow League One side Crewe Alexandra who managed to sign Woodards for a fee of £30,000 and a 20% sell-on clause.

MK Dons

He signed a two-year deal at MK Dons after his contract expired. [2] He was released at the end of the 2010–11 season after turning down a new contract.[ citation needed ] His only goal for MK Dons came in a 2–1 win at Walsall on 7 August 2010. [3]

Bristol Rovers

On 26 August 2011, Woodards joined recently relegated League Two side Bristol Rovers on an initial one-year deal with the option for a further twelve months. [4] Following a strong first season for the club, he was named Player of the Year at the club's end of season awards. [5] In July 2012, he signed a new contract having had his extension option activated. [6]

Having suffered a broken leg on the final day of the 2011–12 season, Woodards only made his return to first-team action in November 2012. [7] In April 2013, he faced another injury setback, suffering an Anterior cruciate ligament injury in a 4–1 defeat to Bradford City, feared to rule him out for up to nine months. [8]

Following relegation to the Football Conference, Woodards was one of twelve players to be released by the club. [9]

Tranmere Rovers

After a successful trial at Tranmere, Woodards signed on an initial six-month deal on 28 July 2014 and was allocated squad number 17. [10]

Boreham Wood

After leaving Tranmere, Woodards signed for newly promoted National League club Boreham Wood in July 2015. [11] Woodards was released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season. [12]

Personal life

In July 2012, Woodards' brother Liam was stabbed to death at Westfield Stratford City. [13]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2005–06 [14] [15] Conference Premier 27000—6 [lower-alpha 1] 0330
2006–07 [14] [16] Conference Premier22020—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0250
Total49020—70580
Crewe Alexandra 2006–07 [17] League One 110———110
2007–08 [18] League One36020101 [lower-alpha 2] 0400
2008–09 [19] League One37010302 [lower-alpha 2] 0430
Total840304030940
MK Dons 2009–10 [3] League One29020104 [lower-alpha 2] 0360
2010–11 [20] League One37120301 [lower-alpha 2] 0431
Total661404050791
Bristol Rovers 2011–12 [21] League Two 39131101 [lower-alpha 2] 0442
2012–13 [22] League Two222000000222
2013–14 [23] League Two91100000101
Total704411010765
Tranmere Rovers 2014–15 [24] League Two5000100060
Boreham Wood 2015–16 [25] National League 39020—00410
2016–17 [25] National League31220—5 [lower-alpha 1] 0382
2017–18 [25] National League32120—6 [lower-alpha 3] 0401
2018–19 [26] National League29010—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0310
2019–20 [26] National League11000—00110
2020–21 [26] National League4000—0040
Total146370—1201653
Career total42082011002804789
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, three in National League play-offs

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  2. ↑ Chard, James (8 June 2009). "Dons waste no time in replacing Regan". Milton Keynes Citizen. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bristol Rovers sign up defender Danny Woodards". BBC Sport. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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  7. ↑ @Official_BRFC (17 November 2012). "A big welcome back for Danny Woodards who starts on the right of midfield. Michael Smith replaces suspended Matthew Lund. #BristolRovers" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 October 2024– via Twitter.
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  9. ↑ "Bristol Rovers: Relegation sees twelve players released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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  12. ↑ "TOUGH DECISIONS TAKEN FOR WOOD'S FUTURE". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  13. ↑ Blunden, Mark (6 July 2012). "Westfield stabbing: Family of Liam Woodards 'distraught' after death". The Standard. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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