Paul Wood (footballer)
Paul Wood (born 1 November 1964 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea) is an English former footballer who played as a right-sided attacking midfielder in the Football League for Portsmouth, Brighton & Hove Albion, Sheffield United and Bournemouth.[1] He played in Hong Kong for Happy Valley and on his return joined Havant & Waterlooville in September 1998, was the club's Player Of The Year in 2001, and retired at the end of the 2002–03 season.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 November 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Portsmouth | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1987 | Portsmouth | 47 | (7) |
1987–1990 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 92 | (8) |
1990–1991 | Sheffield United | 28 | (3) |
1991 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 21 | (0) |
1991–1994 | Bournemouth | 78 | (18) |
1994–1997 | Portsmouth | 32 | (3) |
1997 | Andover | 4 | (2) |
1997–1998 | Happy Valley AA | 20 | (15) |
1998–2003 | Havant & Waterlooville | 137 | (48) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
At the end of Portsmouth's home fixture against West Bromwich Albion on 25 October 1986, Wood and teammate Micky Quinn were both ejected from the ground by police officers after being overheard swearing at a linesman during the second half of the game. Chief Inspector David Hanna of Hampshire Constabulary said they would have been ejected at half-time if the incident had happened in the first half.[3]
References
- "Paul Wood". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- "Paul Wood". Havant & Waterlooville F.C. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- "Football: Police eject Portsmouth pair". The Times. London. 28 October 1986. Retrieved 3 September 2019.