Chris Wood (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Chris Wood


fullname = Christopher Hayden Wood
nickname =
height = height|ft=5|in=11
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|1|24|df=y
cityofbirth = Worksop
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Mansfield Town
clubnumber = 24
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Mansfield Town
years = 2004–
2007
clubs = Mansfield Town
→ Ilkeston Town (loan)
caps(goals) = 15 (0)
02 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 23:09, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Chris Wood (born 24 January 1987 in Worksop) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender or defensive midfielder for Mansfield Town.

Career

Wood came up through the Mansfield Town youth team where he was captain, [cite web |title= Chris Wood |work=Profiles |publisher=Mansfield Town FC Official site |url=http://www.mansfieldtown.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10325~32402,00.html |accessdate=2008-04-01] before making his first-team debut aged 17 in an FA Cup tie against Colchester United in November 2004.cite web |title= Games played by Chris Wood in 2004/2005 |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Racing Post |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=40410&seasonid=134 |accessdate=2008-04-01] He made his league debut in May 2005, when he came on as a substitute against Rochdale. In late March 2007, Wood was loaned to Ilkeston Town of the Unibond League to get first-team experience but was recalled in April to cover for injuries. [cite news|title=Wood recalled for injury cover |publisher=Evening Post |date=2007-04-19 |accessdate=2008-03-31] After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Football Conference at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was out of contract but was offered new terms by the club. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/7405428.stm|title=Seven players to leave Mansfield |date=2008-05-16|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-17]

References

External links

*soccerbase|40410|Chris Wood