Henry Woods (footballer)

English footballer

Henry WoodsPersonal information

Full name|  Henry Woods[1]
Date of birth|  (1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 25)[2]
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Dubai City
Number|  8
Youth career
|  Southampton[3]
|  Gillingham
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2018–2022|  Gillingham|  4|  (0)
2018–2019|  → Sittingbourne (loan)|  20|  (2)
2019|  → Concord Rangers (loan)|  8|  (0)
2019–2020|  → Concord Rangers (loan)|  4|  (0)
2021–2022|  → Dover Athletic (loan)|  39|  (1)
2022–2023|  Maidstone United|  4|  (0)
2024–|  Dubai City|  |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Henry Woods (born 7 September 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dubai City.

## Career

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Woods joined Southampton's academy aged 6, and remained there until the under-16s.[4] He then joined Gillingham's youth setup, before turning professional with the Kent side in January 2018, at the same time as Jack Tucker and Ryan Huckle.[5] He made his debut on 13 November 2018 in the EFL Trophy.[6]

On 5 December 2018, Woods joined Sittingbourne on a one-month loan deal alongside his teammate from Gillingham, Danny Divine.[7] On 10 January 2019, Sittingbourne announced that they had extended both players' loan deals for the rest of the season.[8]

He was offered a new contract by Gillingham at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9] He moved on loan to Concord Rangers in October 2019.[10] The loan ended a month later, but he returned to the club for a second loan spell in December 2019.[11][12]

Woods was to be released by Gillingham at the end of the 2019–20 season,[13] but then signed a contract on 4 September 2020 to stay at the club for another year.[14] Woods made his league debut for the club on 10 October 2020 as a 90th minute substitute in a 3–1 win over Oxford United.[15]

On 27 July 2021, Woods signed a new contract with the club and joined National League side Dover Athletic on loan until 10 January 2022.[16] In November 2021, Woods scored a first career goal as he equalised for a second time in a match where Dover were defeated 3–2 by Wealdstone.[17] In January 2022, Woods' loan deal was extended until the end of the season.[18]

On 27 June 2022, Woods joined newly promoted National League club Maidstone United on a free transfer.[19] Following their relegation at the end of the 2022–23 season, he was announced to be leaving the club upon the expiration of his contract.[20]

Following his release from Maidstone, Woods joined Dubai City of the UAE First Division League, as a player-coach.[4]

## Career statistics

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As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | FA Cup | League Cup | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Gillingham | 2018–19[6] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0
2019–20[21] | League One  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0
2020–21[22] | League One  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 9 | 0
2021–22[23] | League One  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0
Sittingbourne (loan)  | 2018–19[24] | Isthmian League South East Division  | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2
Concord Rangers (loan)  | 2019–20[25] | National League South | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0
Dover Athletic (loan)  | 2021–22[25] | National League | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1
Career Total  | 75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 3

1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

## References

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1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Gillingham" (PDF). English Football League. p. 30. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
2. ^ "Henry Woods - Midfielder - First Team - Gillingham". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
3. ^ Gillingham pair Henry Woods and Danny Divine join Sittingbourne on loan, kentonline.co.uk, 5 December 2018
4. ^ a b "🎙️ Henry woods - Henry spills the reasons behind choosing Dubai 🌆". Dubai City F.C. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024 - via Instagram.
5. ^ "Three sign professional contracts with Gills". Gillingham F.C. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
6. ^ a b "Games played by Henry Woods in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
7. ^ Trio depart on loan, gillinghamfootballclub.com, 30 November 2018
8. ^ Sittingbourne FC News Archive, sittingbournefc.uk, 10 January 2019
9. ^ "Tom Eaves and Tomas Holy offered new contracts by Gillingham". BBC Sport. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
10. ^ "Gills youngster agrees loan move". 9 October 2019.
11. ^ "Gills youngster on the move again". 2 December 2019.
12. ^ "Gillingham midfielder Henry Woods seals a Concord Rangers return with 28-day loan". Echo. 4 December 2019.
13. ^ "EFL Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). www.efl.com.
14. ^ "Gillingham midfielder Henry Woods has signed a contract extension at the club". Kent Online. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
15. ^ "Gillingham 3 Oxford United 1: Goals from Vadaine Oliver, Jacob Mellis and Jordan Graham win League 1 encounter". Kent Online. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
16. ^ "Woods joins Dover on loan after agreeing news Gills contract". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 27 July 2021.
17. ^ "Dover Athletic 2–3 Wealdstone". BBC Sport. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
18. ^ "GILLS LOANEE STAYING". www.doverathletic.com. 14 January 2022.
19. ^ "Maidstone sign Woods". maidstoneunited.co.uk. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
20. ^ "Player update". maidstoneunited.co.uk. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
21. ^ "Games played by Henry Woods in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
22. ^ "Games played by Henry Woods in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
23. ^ "Games played by Henry Woods in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
24. ^ "Tadcaster Albion – Appearances – Alfie Beestin – 2019-2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
25. ^ a b Henry Woods at Soccerway

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals