| Henry Woods | |
| Fullname: | Henry Woods[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1999[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Dubai City |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthclubs1: | Southampton[3] |
| Youthclubs2: | Gillingham |
| Years1: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Gillingham |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Sittingbourne (loan) |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Concord Rangers (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Concord Rangers (loan) |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Dover Athletic (loan) |
| Caps5: | 39 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Maidstone United |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Dubai City |
| Club-Update: | 17:00, 4 May 2023 (UTC) |
Henry Woods (born 7 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dubai City.
Woods joined Southampton's academy aged 6, and remained there until the under-16s.[4] He then joined Gillingham's youth setup, before turning professional with the Kent side in January 2018, at the same time as Jack Tucker and Ryan Huckle.[5] He made his debut on 13 November 2018 in the EFL Trophy.
On 5 December 2018, Woods joined Sittingbourne on a one-month loan deal alongside his teammate from Gillingham, Danny Divine.[6] On 10 January 2019, Sittingbourne announced that they had extended both players' loan deals for the rest of the season.[7]
He was offered a new contract by Gillingham at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8] He moved on loan to Concord Rangers in October 2019.[9] The loan ended a month later, but he returned to the club for a second loan spell in December 2019.[10] [11]
Woods was to be released by Gillingham at the end of the 2019–20 season,[12] but then signed a contract on 4 September 2020 to stay at the club for another year.[13] Woods made his league debut for the club on 10 October 2020 as a 90th minute substitute in a 3–1 win over Oxford United.[14]
On 27 July 2021, Woods signed a new contract with the club and joined National League side Dover Athletic on loan until 10 January 2022.[15] In November 2021, Woods scored a first career goal as he equalised for a second time in a match where Dover were defeated 3–2 by Wealdstone.[16] In January 2022, Woods' loan deal was extended until the end of the season.[17]
On 27 June 2022, Woods joined newly promoted National League club Maidstone United on a free transfer.[18] Following their relegation at the end of the 2022–23 season, he was announced to be leaving the club upon the expiration of his contract.[19]
Following his release from Maidstone, Woods joined Dubai City of the UAE First Division League, as a player-coach.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gillingham | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Sittingbourne (loan) | 2018–19[20] | Isthmian League South East Division | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Concord Rangers (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Dover Athletic (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 3 | |||