| Connor Wood | |
| Fullname: | Connor Oliver Wood[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Harlow, England |
| Height: | 1.77m (05.81feet) |
| Position: | Left back, left winger |
| Currentclub: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthclubs1: | Buckhurst Hill |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Nike Academy |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Soham Town Rangers |
| Caps1: | 42 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Chesham United |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Leicester City |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Bradford City |
| Caps4: | 103 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Leyton Orient |
| Caps5: | 32 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Colchester United (loan) |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Caps7: | 31 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:27, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Connor Oliver Wood (born 17 July 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back and left winger for club Tranmere Rovers.
Wood was born in Harlow, playing youth football for Essex-based non-league club Buckhurst Hill.[2]
He then played for Soham Town Rangers, Chesham United, Nike Academy and Leicester City.[3] [4]
Wood signed a three-year contract with Bradford City in June 2018.[5] [6] [7] He stated he joined the club due to their youth policy.[8]
He made his senior debut on 1 September 2018 and scored his first goal on 1 January 2019, in his first first-team game since November 2018.[9] Later that month he spoke about the club's improved form.[10] He began the 2019–20 season in a more attacking role,[11] and in October 2019 he spoke about the change in the club's mentality,[12] including his determination that the club would 'bounce back' following their first defeat after a run of three victories.[13] In November 2019 he was praised by manager Gary Bowyer,[14] and later that month Wood spoke about the club's recent lack of form.[15]
In February 2020, after captain James Vaughan left the club on loan, Wood said he would still speak to Vaughan for advice.[16]
By 18 February 2021 Wood had made 61 successive league starts for Bradford City, including playing every minute in the club's 2020–21 season to date.[17] Later that month he praised the maturity and detail of City's interim managers Mark Trueman and Conor Sellars.[18]
On 12 May 2021 he was one of nine players that Bradford City announced would leave the club on 30 June 2021 when their contracts expire.[19] [20]
On 16 June 2021 it was announced that Wood would sign for Leyton Orient after the expiry of his contract with Bradford City.[21] [22] In August 2021 Wood was dropped from the Leyton Orient first team, ending a run of 83 consecutive league games.[23] He moved on loan to Colchester United in January 2023.[24]
On 8 September 2023, Wood signed for Tranmere Rovers.[25] At the end of the 2023–24 season, he signed a new one-year contract extension.[26]
Primarily a left back, in January 2019 he began to be used further up the field (as a left winger, a position he had some experience of from earlier in his career.[27] He made his first appearance of the 2019–20 season on the left of the front three,[28] and continued in a new attacking role for future games.[11] In December 2019 he spoke out about being encouraged by manager Gary Bowyer to be more vocal on the pitch.[29] In January 2020 he spoke about playing regularly.[30]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Soham Town Rangers | 2013–14 | Isthmian League | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 2 | |
| Chesham United | 2014–15 | Southern Football League | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 1 | |
| Leicester City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bradford City | 2018–19 | League One | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | League Two | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | League Two | 46 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| Total | 103 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 3 | |||
| Leyton Orient | 2021–22 | League Two | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| Colchester United (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2023–24 | League Two | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Career total | 253 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 285 | 6 | |||