Calum Jack Woods (born 5 February 1987) is an English professional

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who plays as a fullback for Bala Town. Woods previously spent five seasons with Scottish club

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before returning to English football with

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, Preston North End,

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and

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Career

Early career

Woods joined

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youth academy at the age of 10 but failed to break into the first team and was given a free transfer in May 2006.

Dunfermline Athletic

He signed for

after a trial spell alongside fellow former Liverpool player Robbie Foy and played 13 games for the club in his first season. In March 2008, manager Jim McIntyre confirmed that Woods had signed a two-year contract extension. He scored his first goal for Dunfermline on 4 November 2008 when he scored the opener at Airdrie United.

2010–11 season

Woods enjoyed a successful 2010–11 season with Dunfermline, scoring four goals in 37 appearances, in the process helping the Pars achieve promotion to the Scottish Premier League as champions of Scottish Division One. Woods became the centre of controversy after he was fielded as a substitute when suspended during Dunfermline's 7–1

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Huddersfield Town

On 8 June 2011, he joined Football League One side

on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract. He made his debut in the 1–1 draw with

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at the

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on 6 August 2011. Woods switched from his usual position of right back to playing on the left due to the form of right-back Jack Hunt and an injury to regular left-back

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in the second half of the season. Woods went on to make 26 league appearances in his first season with Huddersfield with 31 in all competitions as Huddersfield finished the season as play-off champions winning promotion to the

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after beating

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on penalties in the Wembley final. His first goal for the club came two-and-a-half years after he joined, in a 2–1 defeat at AFC Bournemouth at Goldsands on 28 January 2014. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Woods was not offered a new deal at the club and was subsequently released.

Preston North End

On 9 June 2014, he joined League One club Preston North End.

Bradford City

In January 2019 he signed for

. In May 2019, following Bradford City's relegation to League Two, it was confirmed that Woods was one of eleven players to be released when their contracts expired.

Tranmere Rovers

On 26 June 2019 he joined another League One club,

, on a one-year contract

East Bengal

In December 2020, Woods signed with

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side

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as their eighth foreigner. He joined the club in mid season and had not appeared in any match.

Career statistics

Honours

Dunfermline Athletic *

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Huddersfield Town *

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Preston North End *Football League One play-offs: 2015

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Woods, Calum 1987 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English footballers Men's association football defenders Liverpool F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Northern Premier League players F.C. United of Manchester players Expatriate footballers in India East Bengal Club players