Neil Woods
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Stephen Woods | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | York, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Grimsby Town (Academy Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Doncaster Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | Doncaster Rovers | 65 | (16) |
| 1986–1987 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 1987–1990 | Ipswich Town | 27 | (5) |
| 1990 | Bradford City | 14 | (2) |
| 1990–1998 | Grimsby Town | 228 | (42) |
| 1997 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | York City | 8 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Southport | 13 | (2) |
| 2000 | Gainsborough Trinity | 6 | (2) |
| – | Total | 374 | (69 ) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2009 | Grimsby Town (Youth Team Manager) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Grimsby Town | ||
| 2011–2016 | Walsall (Head of Youth) | ||
| 2016– | Grimsby Town (Academy Manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Neil Stephen Woods (born 30 July 1966) is an English football manager and former professional footballer who is Academy Manager at Football League Two side Grimsby Town.
As a player, he was a striker from 1983 to 2000 for Doncaster Rovers, Rangers, Ipswich Town, Bradford City, Grimsby Town, Wigan Athletic, Scunthorpe United, Mansfield Town, York City, Southport and Gainsborough Trinity. After retiring from playing he took up a role at Grimsby Town as the club's youth team manager in 2003 before later managing the club from 2009 to 2011. Following his dismissal he was appointed Acadaemy Manager at Walsall before returning to a similar position at Grimsby in October 2016.
Having started his career with Doncaster Rovers, he signed for Rangers on 22 December 1986 for a fee of £120,000. After making only three substitute appearances he signed for Ipswich Town on 3 August 1987 for £120,000, he then spent three seasons there before being able to sign for Bradford City on a free transfer. On 23 August 1990 he signed for Grimsby Town for £82,000 where he had a successful eight-year stay and where he would later become the youth team coach. Also whilst at Grimsby Town he was loaned out to Wigan Athletic, Scunthorpe United, Mansfield Town for short spells. He later had short spells with York City and Southport before ending his career with Gainsborough Trinity.
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