Neil Wood

Neil Wood
Personal information
Full name	Neil Anthony Wood
Date of birth	4 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bolehall Swifts
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2006	Manchester United
2001–2002	→Royal Antwerp (loan)
2003	→Peterborough United (loan)
2004	→Burnley (loan)
2004–2005	→Coventry City (loan)
2006	→Blackpool (loan)
2006	Blackpool
2006–2007	Oldham Athletic
2008	Željezničar Sarajevo
2009–2010	Atherstone Town
2010–	Bolehall Swifts
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2010

Neil Anthony Wood (born 4 January 1983 in Manchester) is an English footballer who plays for Midland Football Combination Premier Division side Bolehall Swifts, where he plays as a midfielder.

Playing career

Manchester United

Wood began his career with Manchester United, as a member of the reserve team but never made a senior team appearance. During his career with United, he was loaned out to Royal Antwerp in Belgium, Peterborough United (scoring once against Colchester United),^[1] Burnley (scoring once against Norwich City),^[2] Coventry City and Blackpool.

Blackpool & Oldham Athletic

In 2006, Wood left Old Trafford in a transfer to Blackpool.^[3] Though later in the same year, he once again moved on a two-year contract to Oldham Athletic. After several appearances, Wood suffered a season-ending knee injury.^[4] The injury led to his release from the team.

FK Željezničar

In February 2008, he signed for Bosnian club FK Željezničar, but was released in July 2008.

Atherstone Town

Following his release from FK Željezničar, Wood returned to England, and settled down in the Tamworth area, he started training with Southern Football League Division One Central side Atherstone Town, and was offered a deal, however Wood's career with Atherstone Town never got started as he was unable to get international clearance. Wood tried in vain to get FK Željezničar to release his registration, but despite his efforts, FK Željezničar never contacted Atherstone Town with the relevant information, leaving Wood sat on the sidelines.^{[citation needed]}

The saga was ongoing and Atherstone Town even got FIFA involved in a bid to speed up the process, and get Wood to make his long-awaited Atherstone Town debut.^{[citation needed]} However, Wood soon left the club, as the manager who bought him to the club, Daren Fulford was sacked, with new Atherstone Town manager Dale Belford releasing the player along with others in a bid to cut costs at the club.

Bolehall Swifts

Wood finally got his international clearance from FK Željezničar and in July 2010, Wood's old manager at Atherstone Town, Daren Fulford was named as new manager of Bolehall Swifts, and added Wood to his squad.

References

^ "Peterborough 1–2 Colchester". BBC. 20 September 2003. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^ "Burnley 3–5 Norwich". BBC. 3 April 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^ "Blackpool boss signs midfield duo". BBC Sport. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
^ "Oldham suffer Wood injury agony". BBC Sport. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2008.

External links

Neil Wood at Soccerbase

[1] "Peterborough 1–2 Colchester". BBC. 20 September 2003. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

[2] "Burnley 3–5 Norwich". BBC. 3 April 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

[3] "Blackpool boss signs midfield duo". BBC Sport. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2008.

[4] "Oldham suffer Wood injury agony". BBC Sport. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2008.

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