Danny Woodards

Daniel Mark Woodards (born 8 October 1983) is an English footballer who last played as a defender for National League 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[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. 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2005–06[7][8] Conference Premier 27000—6[lower-alpha 1]0330
2006–07[7][9] Conference Premier 22020—1[lower-alpha 1]0250
Total 49020—70580
Crewe Alexandra 2006–07[10] League One 110———110
2007–08[11] League One 36020101[lower-alpha 2]0400
2008–09[12] League One 37010302[lower-alpha 2]0430
Total 840304030940
MK Dons 2009–10[3] League One 29020104[lower-alpha 2]0360
2010–11[13] League One 37120301[lower-alpha 2]0431
Total 661404050791
Bristol Rovers 2011–12[14] League Two 39131101[lower-alpha 2]0442
2012–13[15] League Two 222000000222
2013–14[16] League Two 91100000101
Total 704411010765
Tranmere Rovers 2014–15[17] League Two 5000100060
Boreham Wood 2015–16[18] National League 39020—00410
2016–17[18] National League 31220—5[lower-alpha 1]0382
2017–18[18] National League 32120—6[lower-alpha 3]0401
2018–19[19] National League 29010—1[lower-alpha 1]0310
2019–20[19] National League 11000—00110
2020–21[19] National League 4000—0040
Total 146370—1201653
Career total 42082011002804789
  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.
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