Richard Wood (footballer)

Richard Mark Wood (born 5 July 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Rotherham United.

Richard Wood

Personal information
Full name	Richard Mark Wood[1]
Date of birth	(1985-07-05) 5 July 1985[1]
Place of birth	Ossett, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Rotherham United
Number	6
Youth career
000?–2003	Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2010	Sheffield Wednesday	174	(7)
2009	→ Coventry City (loan)	5	(1)
2010–2013	Coventry City	112	(7)
2013–2014	Charlton Athletic	21	(0)
2014–	Rotherham United	133	(11)
2015	→ Crawley Town (loan)	10	(3)
2015	→ Fleetwood Town (loan)	6	(0)
2015	→ Chesterfield (loan)	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:22, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Ossett, West Yorkshire, Wood was a Leeds United fan and had a season ticket at Leeds, however Wood came up through the ranks at Sheffield Wednesday and started to support The Owls instead.[2] He broke into the senior side at the end of the 2002–03 season and capped his superb performance with a goal on his full debut against Burnley. The young Wood made such an impression that he was handed a two-year deal before he completed the second year of his Academy scholarship.

He formed an impressive partnership with Graham Coughlan in the centre of defence and has put in a series of strong displays.

Wood staked his claim for a regular spot as he missed just one of the final 28 games as Wednesday clinched promotion to the Championship the previous season.

He enjoyed a lengthy run in the 2005–06 season before an untimely injury cut short his season, which also deprived him of making an appearance for the Football League Select XI against an Italian Serie B representative side. To cap of this tremendous season, he was rewarded by receiving the Rhodes Fairbanks Young player of the year award by fans of the club.[3]

On 3 March 2007 Wood returned from his injury to make his first start for Wednesday in 11 months in a 3–2 league win against Yorkshire rivals Leeds United at Elland Road. He would go on to start in the rest of Wednesday's 11 games that season and helped them to finish the season with just one loss from 13 games – a run which almost saw the side finish in the Championship play-offs.

Prior to the 2008–09 season Wood was named joint captain alongside Steve Watson, although shortly after the season began Wood handed in a transfer request. The request was declined.

In the 2009–10 campaign, after a successful start for Wood, scoring two goals in two matches, he declined a new contract with Wednesday, and he was transfer listed on 29 October 2009.[4]

On 18 November 2009, Wood signed for Coventry City on loan until January 2010, when he is then expected to sign a permanent deal.[5] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Crystal Palace on 21 November 2009.[6] He then got his first goal for the Sky Blues the following game with the equaliser against Derby County. On 6 December Wood even captained Coventry in a 1–0 loss to Scunthorpe United. After 4 starts and 1 substitute appearance, Wood made the move permanent signing on a contract till 2013 on 1 January 2010.[7] On 27 March 2010, Wood scored the equaliser for Coventry in a match against his former club, Sheffield Wednesday. He was also named as captain in this game which finished 1–1.

His younger brother, Nick Wood, played in the Sheffield Wednesday academy until the end of the 2009–10 season. He subsequently played a few games for Tranmere Rovers and Mansfield Town.

On 18 July 2013, Wood signed a one-year deal with Charlton Athletic.[8]

On 26 June 2014, Wood signed with Rotherham United.[9] On 20 February 2015, Wood signed a one-month loan deal with Crawley Town.[10]

On 23 September 2015, Wood signed a one-month loan deal with Fleetwood Town.[11]

Wood scored his first goal for Rotherham in a 3–1 defeat to Preston North End on 5 November 2016.[12]

International career

While playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Wood received a call up from the England national under-21 football team however injury prevented him from meeting up with the squad.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 March 2020.

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
Sheffield Wednesday	2002–03[14]	Division One	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	2003–04[15]	Division Two	12	0	1	0	1	1	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	17	1
	2004–05[16]	League One	37	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	38	1
	2005–06[17]	Championship	30	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	33	1
	2006–07[18]	Championship	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2007–08[19]	Championship	27	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	30	2
	2008–09[20]	Championship	42	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	44	0
	2009–10[21]	Championship	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
	Total		174	7	5	0	7	1	3	0	189	8
Coventry City (loan)	2009–10[21]	Championship	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Coventry City	2009–10[21]	Championship	19	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	2
	2010–11[22]	Championship	40	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	43	2
	2011–12[23]	Championship	17	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	19	1
	2012–13[24]	League One	36	3	2	0	2	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	3
	Total		112	7	7	1	4	0	6	0	129	8
Charlton Athletic	2013–14[25]	Championship	21	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	26	0
	Total		21	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	26	0
Rotherham United	2014–15[26]	Championship	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
	2015–16[27]	Championship	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2016–17[28]	Championship	29	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	2
	2017–18[29]	League One	36	4	1	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	3	42	7
	2018–19[30]	Championship	26	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	2
	2019–20[31]	League One	23	3	2	0	2	1	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	28	4
	Total		133	11	5	0	6	1	5	3	149	15
Crawley Town (loan)	2014–15[26]	League One	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	3
Fleetwood Town (loan)	2015–16[27]	League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	7	0
Chesterfield (loan)	2015–16[27]	League One	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career totals			466	29	22	1	19	2	15	3	522	35

1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
2. 1 appearance in the 2017–18 EFL Trophy. 3 appearances in 2017–18 EFL League One play-offs.
3. Appearance(s) in 2019–20 EFL Trophy.

Honours

Rotherham United

• EFL League One play-offs: 2018[32]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 461. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
2. http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/wood__i_want_to_beat_leeds_575323/index.shtml
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 April 2006. Retrieved 24 March 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Owls transfer list defender Wood". BBC Sport. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
5. "News: Wood signs on loan". Coventry City F.C. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
6. "Coventry 1–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 21 November 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
7. "Wood and Hussey complete moves". Coventry City F.C. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
8. "Wood deal confirmed". Charlton Athletic. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013.
9. "Richard Wood joins Rotherham United". Charlton Athletic. 26 June 2014.
10. "Richard Wood: Crawley sign Rotherham defender on loan". BBC Sport. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
11. http://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/article/fleetwood-town-rotherham-richard-wood-2706316.aspx
12. "Rotherham 1-3 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
13. The Big Interview: Former Sheffield Wednesday skipper Richard Wood ... www.thestar.co.uk
14. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
15. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
16. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
17. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
18. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
19. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
20. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
21. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
22. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
23. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
24. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
25. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
26. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
27. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
28. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
29. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
30. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
31. "Games played by Richard Wood in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
32. Scott, Ged (27 May 2018). "Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

External links

• Richard Wood at Soccerbase