Calum Woods Explained

Calum Woods
Fullname:Calum Jack Woods[1]
Birth Date:1987 2, df=y[2]
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Currentclub:Bala Town
Clubnumber:2
Position:Full back
Youthyears1:1997–2006
Youthclubs1:Liverpool
Years1:2006–2011
Clubs1:Dunfermline Athletic
Caps1:128
Goals1:10
Years2:2011–2014
Clubs2:Huddersfield Town
Caps2:72
Goals2:1
Years3:2014–2019
Clubs3:Preston North End
Caps3:67
Goals3:0
Years4:2019
Clubs4:Bradford City
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Years5:2019–2020
Clubs5:Tranmere Rovers
Caps5:13
Goals5:0
Years6:2020
Clubs6:United of Manchester
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Years7:2020–2021
Clubs7:East Bengal
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Years8:2021–
Clubs8:Bala Town
Caps8:1
Goals8:0
Club-Update:15:36, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Calum Jack Woods (born 5 February 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a fullback[3] 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[4] 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.[5] [6] 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.[7]

Huddersfield Town

On 8 June 2011, he joined Football League One side Huddersfield Town on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[8] He made his debut in the 1–1 draw with Bury at the Galpharm Stadium on 6 August 2011.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Bradford City

In January 2019 he signed for Bradford City.[12] 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.[13]

Tranmere Rovers

On 26 June 2019 he joined another League One club, Tranmere Rovers, on a one-year contract [14]

East Bengal

In December 2020, Woods signed with Indian Super League side SC East Bengal as their eighth foreigner.[15] He joined the club in mid season and had not appeared in any match.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dunfermline Athletic2006–07Scottish Premier League1201010140
2007–08Scottish First Division250101030300
2008–09[16] Scottish First Division305404010395
2009–10Scottish First Division292202010342
2010–11Scottish First Division323303120404
Total128101101117015711
Huddersfield Town2011–12League One260100040310
2012–13Championship2703000300
2013–14Championship1910010201
Total721401040811
Preston North End2014–15League One180301050270
2015–16Championship3200030350
2016–17Championship00000000
2017–18Championship1602000180
2018–19Championship10001020
Total670505050820
Bradford City2018–19League One6060
Tranmere Rovers2019–20League One13020001[17] 0160
F.C. United of Manchester2020–21[18] Northern Premier League Premier Division101[19] 020
Career total2871122017118034312

Honours

Dunfermline Athletic

2010–11

Huddersfield Town

2012[20]

Preston North End

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Notification of shirt numbers: Tranmere Rovers . 27 October 2019 . English Football League . 73.
  2. Web site: Calum Woods . 16 July 2018 . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises.
  3. News: 9 June 2014 . Calum Woods: Preston North End sign defender on a free transfer . BBC Sport . 10 June 2014.
  4. News: 19 July 2006 . Woods signs deal with Dunfermline . BBC Sport . 21 May 2010.
  5. Web site: 8 March 2008 . Jim McIntyre on Friday . dead . Dunfermline Athletic F.C . 21 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080502163856/http://www.dafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/dugout/0%2C%2C10288~1259886%2C00.html . 2 May 2008 .
  6. News: 8 March 2008 . Three more signings as McIntyre builds his side . The Courier . Dundee . dead . 21 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080527195647/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/03/08/sportstory11039314t0.asp . 27 May 2008 .
  7. News: 9 January 2009 . Pars win in doubt over Woods row . BBC Sport . 21 May 2010.
  8. Web site: First team: Calum Woods . Huddersfield Town A.F.C. . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816145659/http://www.htafc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10312~46577%2C00.html . 16 August 2011.
  9. News: 6 August 2011 . Huddersfield 1–1 Bury . BBC Sport . 11 March 2020.
  10. Web site: 26 May 2012 . Grayson: It was a unbelievable game . Huddersfield Town A.F.C. . https://web.archive.org/web/20120601140637/http://www.htafc.com/page/PostMatchComments/0%2C%2C10312%2C00.html . 1 June 2012.
  11. Web site: 9 June 2014 . Preston North End land Huddersfield Town defender Calum Woods . Preston North End F.C. . 11 March 2020.
  12. Web site: 23 January 2019 . Bantams snap up Woods . Bradford City A.F.C. . 23 January 2019.
  13. News: Parker . Simon . 7 May 2019 . Bradford City announce retained list . Telegraph & Argus . 7 May 2019.
  14. News: 26 June 2019 . Calum Woods: Tranmere Rovers sign defender on one-year deal . BBC Sport . 26 June 2019.
  15. Web site: Chakladar . Rishab . 16 December 2020 . SC East Bengal have signed Calum Woods as their 8th foreigner . 11 January 2021 . Techno Sports.
  16. For appearances omitted by Soccerbase: Book: A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18 . 2018 . John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine . 7.
  17. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  18. Web site: FC United of Manchester Appearances Calum Woods . live . 11 May 2021 . Football Web Pages. https://web.archive.org/web/20210512084723/https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/fc-united-of-manchester/appearances/calum-woods/924268 . 12 May 2021 .
  19. Appearance in FA Trophy
  20. News: Begley . Emlyn . 26 May 2012 . Huddersfield 0–0 Sheff Utd . BBC Sport . https://web.archive.org/web/20160122123429/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18127853 . 22 January 2016.
  21. News: Middleton . Nathan . 24 May 2015 . Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town . BBC Sport . 26 December 2018.