Danny Woodards

Daniel Mark Woodards (born 8 October 1983) is an English footballer who last played as a defender for National League South club Boreham Wood. He previously played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Milton Keynes Dons, Bristol Rovers and Tranmere Rovers.

Danny Woodards

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Mark Woodards[1]
Date of birth	(1983-10-08) 8 October 1983 (age 40)[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)

Club career

Early career

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

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

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

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

Woodards signed for Bristol Rovers on 26 August 2011 on a one-year deal, making his debut in the League Cup 2nd Round away to Leyton Orient. He made his league debut in a 4–1 defeat at Crawley Town on 3 September, and scored his first goal against AFC Totton in the FA Cup. Woodards 'signalled interest' in signing a contract extension at Bristol Rovers on 12 June 2012, an extra year being added to his previous one-year deal.

Tranmere Rovers

After a successful trial at Tranmere, Woodards signed on an initial six-month deal on 28 July 2014 and was allocated squad number 17.^[4]

Boreham Wood

After leaving Tranmere, Woodards signed for newly promoted National League club Boreham Wood in July 2015.^[5] Woodards was released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season.^[6]

Career statistics

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[7][8]	Conference Premier	27	0	0	0	—		6[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	0
	2006–07[7][9]	Conference Premier	22	0	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	25	0
	Total		49	0	2	0	—		7	0	58	0
Crewe Alexandra	2006–07[10]	League One	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2007–08[11]	League One	36	0	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	40	0
	2008–09[12]	League One	37	0	1	0	3	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	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[lower-alpha 2]	0	36	0
	2010–11[13]	League One	37	1	2	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	43	1
	Total		66	1	4	0	4	0	5	0	79	1
Bristol Rovers	2011–12[14]	League Two	39	1	3	1	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	44	2
	2012–13[15]	League Two	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	2
	2013–14[16]	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[17]	League Two	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
Boreham Wood	2015–16[18]	National League	39	0	2	0	—		0	0	41	0
	2016–17[18]	National League	31	2	2	0	—		5[lower-alpha 1]	0	38	2
	2017–18[18]	National League	32	1	2	0	—		6[lower-alpha 3]	0	40	1
	2018–19[19]	National League	29	0	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	0
	2019–20[19]	National League	11	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	0
	2020–21[19]	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. Appearances in FA Trophy
2. Appearances in Football League Trophy
3. Three appearances in FA Trophy, three in National League play-offs

References

1. 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. "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
4. "Woodards Signs For Tranmere". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
5. "Wood Pick Up Woodards". Pitchero Non-League. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
6. "TOUGH DECISIONS TAKEN FOR WOOD'S FUTURE". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
7. "Danny Woodards". Grecians Results Website. 8 October 1983. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
8. "2005/06 Results". Grecians Results Website. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
9. "2006/07 Results". Grecians Results Website. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
10. "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
11. "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
12. "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
13. "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
14. "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
15. "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
16. "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
17. "Games played by Danny Woodards in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
18. "Boreham Wood player profiles: Danny Woodards". AylesburyUnitedFC.co.uk. Aylesbury United FC/Luke Buckingham-Brown. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
19. "D. Woodards". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

External links

• Danny Woodards at Soccerbase