Danny Woodards

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*
Years Team Apps (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)
Total 420 (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.

Club career

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Career statistics

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As of 1 July 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Exeter City 2005–06[14][15] Conference Premier 27 0 0 0 — 6[a] 0 33 0
2006–07[14][16] Conference Premier 22 0 2 0 — 1[a] 0 25 0
Total 49 0 2 0 — 7 0 58 0
Crewe Alexandra 2006–07[17] League One 11 0 — — — 11 0
2007–08[18] League One 36 0 2 0 1 0 1[b] 0 40 0
2008–09[19] League One 37 0 1 0 3 0 2[b] 0 43 0
Total 84 0 3 0 4 0 3 0 94 0
MK Dons 2009–10[3] League One 29 0 2 0 1 0 4[b] 0 36 0
2010–11[20] League One 37 1 2 0 3 0 1[b] 0 43 1
Total 66 1 4 0 4 0 5 0 79 1
Bristol Rovers 2011–12[21] League Two 39 1 3 1 1 0 1[b] 0 44 2
2012–13[22] League Two 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 2
2013–14[23] League Two 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Total 70 4 4 1 1 0 1 0 76 5
Tranmere Rovers 2014–15[24] League Two 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Boreham Wood 2015–16[25] National League 39 0 2 0 — 0 0 41 0
2016–17[25] National League 31 2 2 0 — 5[a] 0 38 2
2017–18[25] National League 32 1 2 0 — 6[c] 0 40 1
2018–19[26] National League 29 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 31 0
2019–20[26] National League 11 0 0 0 — 0 0 11 0
2020–21[26] National League 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Total 146 3 7 0 — 12 0 165 3
Career total 420 8 20 1 10 0 28 0 478 9
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, three in National League play-offs

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  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. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ @Official_BRFC (28 April 2012). "Danny Woodards picks up Young Pirates and Presidents Club Player of the Season #bristolrovers #FANPOWERSTADIUM" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 October 2024 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Woodards extends Rovers stay". Sky Sports. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  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.
  8. ^ "Danny Woodards: Bristol Rovers defender out for nine months". BBC Sport. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Bristol Rovers: Relegation sees twelve players released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Woodards Signs For Tranmere". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Wood Pick Up Woodards". Pitchero Non-League. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  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.
  14. ^ a b "Danny Woodards". Grecians Results Website. 8 October 1983. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  15. ^ "2005/06 Results". Grecians Results Website. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  16. ^ "2006/07 Results". Grecians Results Website. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  25. ^ a b c "Boreham Wood player profiles: Danny Woodards". AylesburyUnitedFC.co.uk. Aylesbury United FC/Luke Buckingham-Brown. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  26. ^ a b c "D. Woodards". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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