Steve Wood (footballer, born February 1963)
Steve Wood (born 2 February 1963) is an English former football defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Alan Wood | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Bracknell, England | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1987 | Reading | 219 | (9) |
| 1987–1991 | Millwall | 110 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Southampton | 46 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Oxford United | 13 | (0) |
| – | Woking | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Wood started his career as an apprentice at Arsenal but was then snapped up by Reading for whom he had eight successful years gaining promotion to the then first division. He then moved to Millwall, and finally onto Southampton. He had a brief spells at Oxford United and Woking in the latter part of his career then retired.
He now runs his own football agency business, www.midas-sports.com, where he looks after about 40 players including Chris Baird, Simon Church and Alex Pearce.
References
- Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 301. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
External links
- Steve Wood at Soccerbase
- Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database (subscription required)
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