Raymond Guy Woods (born 7 June 1965) is an English former professional

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who played as a winger in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers,

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and Shrewsbury Town.

Career

Born in Birkenhead, Woods made his professional debut for Tranmere Rovers. After being released by Tranmere, Woods dropped into non-league football, and had brief spells at

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, Runcorn and

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before joining Caernarfon Town. He was a key player in the team which reached the third round of the

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. After a spell with Colne Dynamoes, Woods returned to professional football with

. In January 1991, Woods played for Wigan in a FA Cup tie against First Division side

, and set up Latics equaliser to force a

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, which Wigan lost 0–1. He impressed in both games, persuading City manager Terry Butcher to sign Woods for a fee of £200,000 shortly afterwards. Woods went on to play for Shrewsbury Town before finishing his career with Telford United and

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. After retiring as a player, Woods was appointed as a Youth Development Officer at Worcester City in 2001. He remained involved with the club's youth programme until 2010.

References

Living people Tranmere Rovers F.C. players 1965 births Footballers from Birkenhead English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Caernarfon Town F.C. players Colne Dynamoes F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players {{England-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub