Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gary Woods [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 October 1990||
Place of birth | Kettering, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Exeter City | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | Cambridge United | ||
2007–2008 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Doncaster Rovers | 73 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Watford | 1 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Leyton Orient | 17 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Ross County (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Hamilton Academical | 85 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Aberdeen | 4 | (0) |
2022-2023 | Kilmarnock | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Exeter City | 8 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2007 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:43, 29 April 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:41, 24 August 2008 (UTC) |
Gary Woods (born 1 October 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Exeter City. He has previously played for Watford, Doncaster Rovers, Leyton Orient, Ross County, Hamilton Academical, Oldham Athletic, Aberdeen and Kilmarnock.
Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, Woods joined Manchester United from Cambridge United in July 2007 after trials with a host of Premier League sides, including Arsenal. [3] Described by Manchester United's under-18 coach Paul McGuinness as "a strong, brave goalkeeper with a strong personality", [4]
Woods joined Doncaster Rovers on a free transfer on 26 March 2009, signing a contract which would end at the end of 2009–10 season. [5] He made his professional debut one month later on 25 April 2009, when he replaced Neil Sullivan in the final minute of a 2–0 victory against Crystal Palace. [6]
Having started sporadically started in the 2011–12, Woods became first-choice goalkeeper in 2012–13 as Doncaster returned to League One following relegation from the Championship. However, despite playing 49 of 53 games as Doncaster took the League One title, he was released at the end of the season. [7]
Having trained with the club since the previous month, Woods signed a one-year deal with Championship side Watford on 9 September 2013. [8]
After one season with Watford, Woods signed for League One side Leyton Orient on 17 July 2014 on a two-year deal. [9] After 17 league appearances for Orient during the 2014–15 season, he found himself as number two behind Alex Cisak. On 1 September 2015, Woods went on loan with Scottish club Ross County until January 2016. [10] In May 2016, he was released from Leyton Orient when it was announced that he would not be retained when his contract expired. [11]
Woods arrived on loan at Ross County from Leyton Orient on 1 September 2015, and made his debut off the bench in a 2–1 loss against rivals Inverness Caledonian Thistle in Dingwall. His first full game was in a 2–0 win against second placed Aberdeen. After an injury for Scott Fox against Dundee United, Woods started in the Scottish League Cup Final against Hibernian on 13 March 2016. Ross County won 2–1 with Woods playing a pivotal role in the game, denying Hibernian player Liam Fontaine an equalising goal in injury time. [12]
Woods signed for Hamilton Academical in July 2016. [13] He made his debut on 15 October 2016, in a 2–2 draw away to Partick Thistle. [14] He left the club in May 2019. [15]
On 25 June 2019, he signed a two-year deal with League Two side Oldham Athletic. [16] On 21 September 2020 Woods, and team mate David Wheater, were removed from the first team and forced to train with the youth team as Oldham had been trying to force them out of their contracts. [17]
On 5 October 2020, Woods moved to Aberdeen on a short-term loan agreement. [18] On 12 January 2021, it was announced that the loan had been extended until the end of the 2020–21 season. [19] On 7 May 2021, Woods signed a pre-contract agreement to join Aberdeen on a two-year deal in summer 2021. [20] Woods was released from his contract with Aberdeen on 24 June 2022. [21]
Woods signed a one-year contract with Kilmarnock on 22 July 2022. [22]
Woods’ contract with Kilmarnock was terminated on the 31 January 2023. It was announced on the 1 February 2023 that the goal-stopper had signed for Exeter City until the end of the 2022-23 season. On 11 May 2023 Woods' signed a one year contract extension to remain with the club for the 2023-24 season. [23]
Having previously played Victory Shield football for England at under-16 level, [3] Woods made his debut for the England under-18 side on 20 November 2007 as a substitute for Alex Smithies during a 2–0 friendly win over Ghana. [24]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Doncaster Rovers | 2008–09 [25] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2009–10 [26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2010–11 [27] | Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2011–12 [28] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2012–13 [29] | EFL League One | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
Total | 73 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
Watford | 2013–14 [30] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Leyton Orient | 2014–15 [31] | EFL League One | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
2015–16 [32] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Ross County (loan) | 2015–16 [32] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
Hamilton Academical | 2016–17 [33] | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
2017–18 [34] | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
2018–19 [35] | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
Total | 85 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | ||
Oldham Athletic | 2019–20 [36] | EFL League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
2020–21 [37] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Aberdeen (loan) | 2020–21 [37] | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Aberdeen | 2021–22 [38] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Exeter City | 2022–23 [39] | EFL League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Career total | 217 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 248 | 0 |
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