Martin Woods

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**Martin Paul Woods** (born 1 January 1986) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for FC Halifax Town.

Woods career started at Leeds United and during his time there had a spell on loan at Hartlepool United. He then moved on to Sunderland, Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers, and also spent time on loan at Yeovil Town. Following a short spell at Barnsley, Woods signed for Ross County in October 2014. He had two spells with County, interrupted by a year at Shrewsbury Town. Woods signed for Partick Thistle in October 2017, then joined Dundee in November 2018.

## Football career

### Leeds United

Woods started his career at the Leeds United academy, where he was capped by Scotland Youth. He made just one substitute appearance for the first team. In September 2004, he went on loan to Hartlepool United, making his professional debut in a 3–2 defeat away at Oldham Athletic on 11 September 2004. In October 2004, his loan was extended for a second month.

### Sunderland

At the end of his Leeds contract, Woods turned down a new deal, in favour of joining Sunderland. He made seven appearances in the Premier League, but this included only one start. In May 2006, Woods was released by Sunderland.

### Rotherham United

After leaving Sunderland, Woods signed for Rotherham United in League One. He scored his first senior goal, described as "spectacular" by BBC Sport, in a 3–2 defeat against Doncaster Rovers on 27 January 2007.

### Doncaster Rovers

On 5 June 2007, Woods transferred to Doncaster Rovers, agreeing a four-year contract. He signed another long-term contract extension in September 2010.

Following his release in the summer of 2013, he had a final brief spell at the club on non-contract terms, before opting to join Barnsley.

### Barnsley

Woods signed for Barnsley on a short-term deal at the end of the January 2014 transfer window.

### Ross County

Woods signed for Scottish Premiership club Ross County in October 2014, agreeing a contract until the end of January 2015. He made his debut on 25 October 2014, as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against St Mirren. On 7 January 2015, Woods extended his contract until the end of the season.

### Shrewsbury Town

At the end of the Scottish Premiership season, Woods joined newly promoted League One side Shrewsbury Town in May 2015.

### Ross County (second spell)

On 31 August 2015, having asked to be released from his contract with Shrewsbury, Woods returned to Ross County, signing a two-year contract with the option of a third. This option was not exercised, and he left Ross County in the summer of 2017.

### Partick Thistle

Woods signed for Partick Thistle in October 2017, on a contract to the end of the 2017–18 season. Thistle were relegated via the playoffs at the end of the season. Following that relegation, Woods was one of many players released by Thistle.

### Dundee

Woods signed a short-term contract with Dundee in November 2018. He was released by the club at the end of the season.

### Halifax Town

After a full season out, Woods signed with National League side FC Halifax Town.

## International career

Woods was capped by Scotland at schoolboy, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

## Career statistics

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## Honours

Ross County
* Scottish League Cup: 2015–16

## References

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1. ↑ Dunn, Alex. Cooper seals Woods deal. Sky Sports. Retrieved on July 15, 2015.
2. ↑ Oldham 3–2 Hartlepool. BBC Sport (11 September 2004). Retrieved on May 27, 2015.
3. ↑ Woods extends spell at Hartlepool. BBC Sport (13 October 2004). Retrieved on July 15, 2015.
4. ↑ Woods out to beat old club. *The Star* (16 September 2010).
5. ↑ Midfielder Woods exits Sunderland. BBC Sport (15 May 2006). Retrieved on May 27, 2015.
6. ↑ Millers recruit ex-Sunderland man. BBC Sport (1 August 2006). Retrieved on July 15, 2015.
7. ↑ Doncaster 3–2 Rotherham. BBC Sport (27 January 2007). Retrieved on May 27, 2015.
8. ↑ Doncaster bring in Miller Woods. BBC Sport (5 June 2007). Retrieved on May 27, 2015.
9. ↑ Martin Woods signs new deal at Doncaster Rovers. BBC Sport (23 September 2010). Retrieved on May 27, 2015.
10. ↑ Martin Woods rejoins the club on a short-term contract. Sky Sports (26 November 2013). Retrieved on May 27, 2015.
11. ↑ Transfer news: Barnsley have signed winger Martin Woods. Sky Sports (31 January 2014).
12. ↑ Ross County sign up midfielder Martin Woods, BBC Sport
13. ↑ St Mirren 2 Ross County 2: Scottish Premiership relegation six-pointer ends all-square in Paisley. Daily Record (25 October 2014). Retrieved on July 15, 2015.
14. ↑ Woods dealt in at Ross County until the summer. Highland News (8 January 2015). Retrieved on July 15, 2015.
15. ↑ Ross County: Woods exits as Gardyne & Boyd sign new deals. BBC Sport (27 May 2015). Retrieved on May 27, 2015.
16. ↑ Ross County: Martin Woods returns from Shrewsbury. BBC Sport (31 August 2015). Retrieved on August 31, 2015.
17. ↑ Thistle announce signing of Woods. SPFL (27 October 2017). Retrieved on October 27, 2017.
18. ↑ Playing squad update. Partick Thistle FC (25 May 2018). Retrieved on May 25, 2018.
19. ↑ Martin Woods: Midfielder signs short-term deal with Dundee. BBC Sport (2 November 2018). Retrieved on November 2, 2018.
20. ↑ Dundee: Fourteen players exit after relegation, including Martin Woods and Genseric Kusunga. BBC Sport (20 May 2019). Retrieved on May 20, 2019.
21. ↑ Martin Woods signs (18 August 2020).
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38. ↑ Scottish League Cup Final: Hibernian 1 Ross County 2. BBC Sport (13 March 2016). Retrieved on March 14, 2016.
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