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Richard Wood

Richard Wood

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age40
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.91 m
Footright
BornJuly 5, 1985
👕500+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Rotherham United
top club · 256 apps

Career highs

€1.00m
peak value · 2009
€120k
top transfer fee · 09/10
7
best season · 17/18
—
int'l / penalties

Born the same day

Michaël Seminck
Defender · Retired
Kevin van Baarlen
Midfield - Attacking Midfield · Retired
Jimmy van Baarlen
Attack - Right Winger · Retired
Kadir Bekmezci
Midfield - Defensive Midfield · Devrek Belediyespor

Shares 1985-07-05 · 6 players total

667Appearances
42Goals
20Assists
85Yellow cards
3Red cards
249Full matches (90′)
Full nameRichard Wood
Name in home countryRichard Mark Wood
Date of birth1985-07-05 (40 yrs)
Place of birthOssett, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height191.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires—
AgentQuorum Sports ...
Jul 2025
Transfer: Doncaster → Retired
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Doncaster Rovers
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — Doncaster Rovers
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Rotherham → Doncaster
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Rotherham United
30 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Rotherham United
45 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Rotherham United
32 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Rotherham United
28 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Rotherham United
27 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Rotherham United
42 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Rotherham United
31 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2015
Transfer: Chesterfield → Rotherham
15/16 · Return from loan
Oct 2015
Transfer: Rotherham → Chesterfield
15/16 · Loan
Oct 2015
Transfer: Fleetwood → Rotherham
15/16 · Return from loan
Sep 2015
Transfer: Rotherham → Fleetwood
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Rotherham United, Chesterfield FC, Fleetwood Town
27 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
May 2015
Transfer: Crawley Town → Rotherham
14/15 · Return from loan
Feb 2015
Transfer: Rotherham → Crawley Town
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Rotherham United, Crawley Town
18 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Charlton → Rotherham
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
Transfer: Coventry → Charlton
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Charlton Athletic
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Coventry City
46 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Coventry City
19 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Coventry City
43 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: Sheff Wed → Coventry
09/10 · Transfer · €120k
Dec 2009
Transfer: Coventry → Sheff Wed
09/10 · Return from loan
Nov 2009
Transfer: Sheff Wed → Coventry
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday
37 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Sheffield Wednesday
44 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Sheffield Wednesday
30 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Sheffield Wednesday
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Sheffield Wednesday
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Sheffield Wednesday
38 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Sheffield Wednesday
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Sheff Wed U18 → Sheff Wed
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — Sheffield Wednesday
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
22,425 min
Minutes played by club
Doncaster Rovers 0.0%
Rotherham United 38.7%
Chesterfield FC 0.0%
Fleetwood Town 0.0%
Crawley Town 1.3%
Charlton Athletic 0.0%
Coventry City 27.3%
Sheffield Wednesday 32.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Doncaster Rovers 2 23/24 24/25 38 0 0 0
Rotherham United 9 14/15 22/23 256 22 11 8,677
Chesterfield FC 1 15/16 15/16 7 0 0 0
Fleetwood Town 1 15/16 15/16 7 0 0 0
Crawley Town 1 14/15 14/15 10 3 1 300
Charlton Athletic 1 13/14 13/14 26 0 0 0
Coventry City 4 09/10 12/13 134 9 6 6,123
Sheffield Wednesday 8 02/03 09/10 189 8 2 7,325

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€250K4€500K5€750K7€1M02/03 — 1 goals (Sheffield Wednesday)102/0303/04 — 1 goals (Sheffield Wednesday)103/0404/05 — 1 goals (Sheffield Wednesday)04/05 — 1 assists204/0505/06 — 1 goals (Sheffield Wednesday)105/0606/0707/08 — 2 goals (Sheffield Wednesday)207/0808/09 — 1 assists108/0909/10 — 5 goals (Coventry City)09/10 — 2 assists709/1010/11 — 2 goals (Coventry City)10/11 — 1 assists310/1111/12 — 1 goals (Coventry City)11/12 — 1 assists211/1212/13 — 3 goals (Coventry City)12/13 — 2 assists512/1314/15 — 3 goals (Crawley Town)14/15 — 1 assists414/1515/16 — 3 assists315/1616/17 — 2 goals (Rotherham United)16/17 — 1 assists316/1717/18 — 7 goals (Rotherham United)717/1818/19 — 2 goals (Rotherham United)18/19 — 2 assists418/1919/20 — 4 goals (Rotherham United)19/20 — 1 assists519/2020/21 — 2 goals (Rotherham United)220/2121/22 — 1 goals (Rotherham United)21/22 — 2 assists321/2222/23 — 4 goals (Rotherham United)22/23 — 2 assists622/2323/2424/2504/05 — €50K06/07 — €500K09/10 — €1M10/11 — €750K12/13 — €500K14/15 — €400K15/16 — €350K16/17 — €250K17/18 — €250K18/19 — €250K19/20 — €250K20/21 — €200K21/22 — €200K22/23 — €150K23/24 — €150K24/25 — €50KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

02/03: 1102/0303/04: 1103/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 5509/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 7717/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

02/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 League Two Doncaster Rovers 8 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Trophy Doncaster Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 League Two Doncaster Rovers 25 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 League Two Play-Offs Doncaster Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Championship Rotherham United 28 4 2 2 0 492
22/23 EFL Cup Rotherham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Rotherham United 1 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 EFL Trophy Rotherham United 3 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Rotherham United 3 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 League One Rotherham United 39 1 1 6 1 3,109
20/21 Championship Rotherham United 30 2 0 8 1 1,167
20/21 EFL Cup Rotherham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Rotherham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Rotherham United 2 1 0 0 0 180
19/20 EFL Trophy Rotherham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Rotherham United 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 League One Rotherham United 23 3 1 3 0 643
18/19 Championship Rotherham United 26 2 2 6 0 979
18/19 EFL Cup Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Rotherham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Rotherham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Rotherham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Rotherham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Rotherham United 36 4 0 8 0 754
17/18 League One Play-Offs Rotherham United 3 3 0 1 0 100
16/17 Championship Rotherham United 29 2 1 3 1 1,253
16/17 EFL Cup Rotherham United 1 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Rotherham United 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Rotherham United 13 0 3 1 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Chesterfield FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FL Trophy Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League One Chesterfield FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 League One Fleetwood Town 6 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Rotherham United 6 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Rotherham United 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League One Crawley Town 10 3 1 0 0 300
13/14 Championship Charlton Athletic 21 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Charlton Athletic 3 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 League Cup Charlton Athletic 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 EFL Trophy Coventry City 6 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Coventry City 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Coventry City 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League One Coventry City 36 3 2 4 0 1,072
11/12 Championship Coventry City 17 1 1 5 0 1,043
11/12 FA Cup Coventry City 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Coventry City 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Championship Coventry City 40 1 1 4 0 3,164
10/11 FA Cup Coventry City 2 1 0 0 0 180
10/11 League Cup Coventry City 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Championship Coventry City 24 3 2 4 0 664
09/10 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 11 2 0 3 0 452
09/10 FA Cup Coventry City 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 League Cup Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 42 0 1 4 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 27 2 0 4 0 1,145
07/08 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 12 0 0 3 0 0
06/07 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 30 1 0 2 0 2,486
05/06 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League Cup Sheffield Wednesday 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League One Sheffield Wednesday 34 1 1 3 0 2,936
04/05 League One Play-Offs Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 EFL Trophy Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 1 0 0 0 120
03/04 Second Division Sheffield Wednesday 12 0 0 2 0 0
02/03 First Division Sheffield Wednesday 3 1 0 0 0 186
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2003-07-01 Sheff Wed U18 Sheff Wed Transfer 0 —
09/10 2009-11-18 Sheff Wed Coventry Loan 1000000 —
09/10 2009-12-31 Coventry Sheff Wed Return from loan 1000000 —
09/10 2010-01-01 Sheff Wed Coventry Transfer 1000000 €120k
13/14 2013-07-18 Coventry Charlton Transfer 500000 —
14/15 2014-07-01 Charlton Rotherham Transfer 400000 —
14/15 2015-02-19 Rotherham Crawley Town Loan 400000 —
14/15 2015-05-31 Crawley Town Rotherham Return from loan 350000 —
15/16 2015-09-23 Rotherham Fleetwood Loan 350000 —
15/16 2015-10-25 Fleetwood Rotherham Return from loan 250000 —
15/16 2015-10-26 Rotherham Chesterfield Loan 250000 —
15/16 2015-12-31 Chesterfield Rotherham Return from loan 250000 —
23/24 2023-07-01 Rotherham Doncaster Transfer 150000 —
25/26 2025-07-01 Doncaster Retired Transfer 25000 —

No recorded injuries.

Current—
Peak€1.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
—€250k€500k€750k€1.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Michael Smith 2 0 0
Ben Wiles 2 1 0
Michael Ihiekwe 2 1 0
Dan Barlaser 2 3 0
Jamie Lindsay 1 0 0
Wes Harding 1 2 0
Will Vaulks 1 1 0
Chiedozie Ogbene 2 1 0
Marcus Tudgay 1 1 0
Joe Newell 1 4 0
Jon Taylor 1 0 0
Viktor Johansson 2 0 0
Semi Ajayi 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
09/10 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 5 35
22/23 Championship Rotherham United 4 28
17/18 League One Rotherham United 4 36

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
15/16 Championship Rotherham United 3 13
09/10 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 2 35
12/13 League One Coventry City 2 36

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
15/16 2015-12-31 Chesterfield Rotherham Return from loan — €250k
15/16 2015-10-26 Rotherham Chesterfield Loan — €250k
15/16 2015-10-25 Fleetwood Rotherham Return from loan — €250k
15/16 2015-09-23 Rotherham Fleetwood Loan — €350k
14/15 2015-05-31 Crawley Town Rotherham Return from loan — €350k
14/15 2015-02-19 Rotherham Crawley Town Loan — €400k
09/10 2009-12-31 Coventry Sheff Wed Return from loan — €1.00m
09/10 2009-11-18 Sheff Wed Coventry Loan — €1.00m

Teams faced most often by Richard Wood's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Ipswich Town 46 16 12 18 58 63 -5 35%
Crewe Alexandra 40 13 10 17 47 55 -8 33%
Preston North End 40 12 10 18 49 56 -7 30%
Plymouth Argyle 38 17 10 11 54 45 +9 45%
Colchester United 37 16 12 9 52 43 +9 43%
Sheffield United 36 8 13 15 37 45 -8 22%
Derby County 36 10 12 14 50 56 -6 28%
Milton Keynes Dons 35 13 14 8 51 42 +9 37%
Doncaster Rovers 35 15 10 10 44 38 +6 43%
Bristol City 35 9 9 17 40 56 -16 26%
Bradford City 34 15 7 12 55 44 +11 44%
Gillingham FC 34 10 9 15 52 53 -1 29%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
02/03 Senior debut season
02/03 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 8 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 30 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 30 492 3 0 0 0.55
21/22 45 3,109 7 0 1 0.23
20/21 32 1,167 8 0 1 0.69
19/20 28 823 3 0 0 0.33
18/19 27 979 6 0 0 0.55
17/18 42 854 9 1 0 1.05
16/17 31 1,253 4 0 1 0.36
15/16 27 0 2 1 0 0
13/14 26 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 46 1,072 4 0 0 0.34
11/12 19 1,043 5 0 0 0.43
10/11 43 3,344 5 0 0 0.13
09/10 37 1,116 8 0 0 0.65
08/09 44 0 4 0 0 0
07/08 30 1,145 4 0 0 0.31
06/07 13 0 3 0 0 0
05/06 33 2,486 2 0 0 0.07
04/05 38 2,936 3 0 0 0.09
03/04 17 120 2 0 0 1.5

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
356 apps
20 G
13 A
League One
189 apps
15 G
6 A
League One Play-Offs
6 apps
3 G
0 A
League Cup
21 apps
2 G
0 A
FA Cup
28 apps
1 G
1 A
First Division
3 apps
1 G
0 A
League Two
33 apps
0 G
0 A
FL Trophy
17 apps
0 G
0 A
Second Division
12 apps
0 G
0 A

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Who is Richard Wood?

Richard Wood is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is Richard Wood?

Richard Wood is 40 years old. He was born on July 5, 1985 in Ossett.

What position does Richard Wood play?

Richard Wood plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Richard Wood play for?

Richard Wood currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Richard Wood scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Richard Wood has scored 42 goals in 667 appearances.