Chris Wood (born 24 January 1987) is an English professional

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who plays for

Worksop Town Worksop Town Football Club is an English football club based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. As of the 2021–22 season the team plays in the . They are nicknamed ''The Tigers'' and play their home games at Sandy Lane in Worksop. History First clu ...

in the

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. He can play either as a central defender or defensive midfielder.

Career

Mansfield Town

Born in

Worksop Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located east-south-east of Sheffield, close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, on the River Ryton and not far from the nor ...

, Wood came up through the Mansfield Town youth team where he was captain, before making his first-team debut aged 17 in an

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tie against

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

in November 2004. He made his league debut in May 2005, when he came on as a substitute against

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. In late March 2007, Wood was loaned to Ilkeston Town of the

to get first-team experience but was recalled in April to cover for injuries. After Mansfield Town were relegated to the

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at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was out of contract but was offered new terms by the club.

Boston United

On 1 July 2009, Wood headed south and signed for

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. After being a regular in defence, he was released in May 2010 when the club achieved promotion to the

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. He made 47 appearances for the Pilgrims but failed to score a goal.

Worksop Town

In the summer of 2010, he joined his home town club

on a free transfer. He made his debut in the away win at

Nantwich Town Nantwich Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1884 and is nicknamed ''The Dabbers'', a reference to the town's tanning industry. They currently compete in and pla ...

and has been a key member of the first team ever since, regularly playing in the left back position.

Honours

Club

Boston United

* Unibond Northern Premier League Premier Division Play-Off Champions: 2009–2010 * Unibond League Challenge Cup Champions, 2009–2010 * Lincolnshire FA County Senior Shield Winners, 2009–2010

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* 1987 births English footballers Living people English Football League players Footballers from Worksop Mansfield Town F.C. players Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players Boston United F.C. players Northern Premier League players Worksop Town F.C. players Association football defenders {{England-footy-defender-1980s-stub