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Playing career

Nottingham Forest

Woods was a confident, brave, and agile goalkeeper, and his association with Shilton began at an early age when he signed for Nottingham Forest as an apprentice in 1976. Over the next three years he never made an appearance for Forest as they won promotion from the Football League Second Division in 1977 - Shilton had yet to arrive at this time - and then won the Football League First Division title straightaway. Shilton came to the club in September 1977 and didn't miss a match. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... If youre looking for the TV show, see The Apprentice. ... From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ... From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ...

However, Woods was given his chance to make an impact when he was selected by manager Brian Clough to play in Forest's League Cup fixtures that season, as Shilton had already appeared for previous club Stoke City in the competition and was therefore cup-tied. Forest reached the final where they played Liverpool at Wembley and Woods was thrust on to the big stage as an unknown outside of Nottingham. He responded with a brave and mature display, and a number of telling saves, as the game ended 0-0. He kept a second clean sheet in the replay and a John Robertson penalty won Forest the game and the Cup. Brian Howard Clough, OBE (21 March 1935 – 20 September 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football manager, most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Stoke City Football Club (known as Stoke Football Club until 1926) is a football club from Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Cup-tied is an adjective, used primarily in football (soccer), to describe a player who is ineligible to play in a knockout cup competition after transferring from another club during that competition. ... Liverpool Football Club are a British football club, and one of the most famous football clubs in the world. ... For the old stadium, see Wembley Stadium (1924). ... Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... John Robertson (born 20 January 1953 in Uddingston) is a former Scottish footballer. ... Players taking up positions prior to a penalty kick; note that the goalkeeper is not yet in the required position A penalty kick is a type of free kick in association football (soccer), taken from twelve yards (eleven metres) out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending...

Woods' heroics were, however, never going to displace Shilton, whose form in the First Division was such that he was only ever going to miss a match if he became injured. Forest went on to win the League Cup again in 1979, but this time Shilton played. Woods was on the bench when Forest then won the European Cup with a 1-0 win over Malmö in Munich, and therefore gained a medal. The UEFA Champions League (formerly named but still often called the European Cup) is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... This article is about Malmö FFs football section. ... Munich (German: , pronounced  ) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: ). Munich is Germanys third largest city and one of Europes most prosperous. ...

Queens Park Rangers

In the summer, Queens Park Rangers offered £250,000 for Woods, even though he was not yet 20 years old and had not made a League appearance. The move took place and Woods settled into Second Division life as QPR's first-choice goalkeeper. He played two seasons there before Norwich City offered £225,000 to take Woods to East Anglia. Queens Park Rangers Football Club are an English football team, from Loftus Road, Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries, The Yellows, City or (archaic) The Citizens) are an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ...

Norwich City

As Norwich's goalkeeper, Woods' performances really began to attract attention. In 1985 Norwich reached the League Cup final and Woods picked up his second winners medal when his side beat Sunderland 1-0 at Wembley, though Woods was fortunate not to concede when Sunderland player Clive Walker struck a penalty against his left-hand post. Despite Woods' subsequent efforts, Norwich were relegated at the end of that season, but England coach Bobby Robson had seen enough to take Woods on a post-season tour of North America. Sunderland Association Football Club is professional football club, based at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in North-East England. ... Clive Walker (born 26 May 1957 in Oxford, England) is a retired English footballer. ... Sir Robert William Robson CBE, born February 18, 1933, usually known as Sir Bobby Robson, is a football manager and former football player. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

In the international fold, Woods was once again Shilton's back-up, but he was given his debut in a friendly against the USA in Los Angeles. He would rarely be left out of an England squad again over the next five years. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Woods went to the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico as Shilton's potential replacement; he wasn't required to play and England exited in the quarter-finals. Qualifying countries The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ...

Glasgow Rangers

After the tournament, he left Norwich for Glasgow Rangers in a £600,000 deal as one of the original 'English invasion' players brought in by Graeme Souness - one of the others was Woods' England team-mate Terry Butcher. Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... Graeme James Souness (born Edinburgh, Scotland, 6 May 1953) is a former professional football player and manager. ... In Englands white, RÃ¥sunda Stadium 1989 Terence Ian (Terry) Butcher (born December 28, 1958 in Singapore) is the current manager of Motherwell and former professional footballer who made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town, Rangers and England in the 1980s. ...

Woods won a Scottish League Premier Division title medal and a Scottish League Cup medal in his first season, though also suffered the ignominy of being sent off in an Old Firm game against Celtic after a spat with opposing centre forward Frank McAvennie. Meanwhile, he got his fifth England cap - and his second start - in a 2-0 win over Yugoslavia at Wembley which inched England further towards qualification for the 1988 European Championships. The Scottish Premier League (SPL) is the top division within the current structure of football in Scotland. ... The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League members. ... One of the fiercest rivalries in world football The name Old Firm (sometimes called the Auld Firm) is a collective term for the Glaswegian football clubs, Rangers and Celtic. ... Celtic Football Club (pronounced seltik in IPA; AIM: CCP) is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Frank McAvennie (born November 25, 1959 in Lanark) is a former Scottish football striker. ... First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Biggest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Biggest defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium... Ruud Gullit lifts the trophy after winning the cup with the Netherlands The 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. ...

Woods came on as a sub for Shilton twice in 1987; and started two matches - a European Championships qualifier against Turkey and a goalless draw against Scotland at Hampden Park in the Rous Cup. Two more starts would follow in the subsequent season prior to the European Championships in Germany; meanwhile, Woods managed to retain the Scottish League Cup with Rangers, even though Celtic took the bigger prizes. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... For other uses, see Hampden Park (disambiguation). ... The Rous Cup was a short-lived football competition in the late-1980s, contested between England, Scotland and, in later years, a guest team from South America. ...

England suffered two embarrassing defeats in the opening brace of group games at the 1988 European Championships, and therefore Robson could afford to rest Shilton for the third and final group match, against the USSR, which had been rendered meaningless. Woods therefore played his first match in a competitive finals - his 13th in total - conceding three times as England rolled over with spectacular ineptitude.

Rangers regained the Scottish Premier League in 1989, though Woods missed half the season with injury. By now, another goalkeeper had emerged as a potential successor to the ageing Shilton, with QPR's David Seaman receiving a first cap in a draw against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. However, Woods was still regarded by Robson as his primary understudy for Shilton, who had, by now, earned his 100th cap and was about to break Bobby Moore's record of 108. Also on the scene was Dave Beasant, who won two caps as a sub as Robson checked out other goalkeepers, but still Woods was the man whom Robson would call in a Shilton-related emergency. As all this went on, England qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy with some ease and Woods picked up another Scottish Premier League title with Rangers. David Andrew Seaman MBE (born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal and most recently with Manchester City. ... Riyadh (Arabic: ‎ ar-Riyāḍ) is the capital of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, located in Ar Riyad Province in the Najd region. ... Robert Frederick Chelsea Bobby Moore, OBE (born Barking, England, April 12, 1941 - died London, February 24, 1993) was an English footballer. ... David John Beasant, (born March 20, 1959 in Willesden, London) was an English football goalkeeper who began his career in the late 1970s. ... The 1990 FIFA World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event twice. ...

Robson chose Woods and Beasant as Shilton's understudies - Seaman was injured, but even if he had been available Woods would still have been in the squad - and England went to the semi-finals, where they lost on penalties to West Germany. Robson had considered substituting Shilton prior to the penalty shootout which defeated England, but not to Woods' benefit. Beasant, also available on the bench, was a renowned penalty stopper and the thought of putting him in goal crossed Robson's mind. However, he decided not to do so. Penalty shootouts (officially referred to as kicks from the penalty mark) are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a draw in a game of association football. ...

Woods didn't get a look-in again - even though England were forced to play the third place play-off match against Italy after their semi-final defeat, Robson chose to keep Shilton in the side for his 125th and final cap. Robson also quit afterwards and successor Graham Taylor instantly installed Woods as his number one. Graham Taylor OBE (born September 15, 1944, Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a football manager and a former player. ...

By the summer of 1991, Woods had won another Scottish title medal with Rangers and accumulated 24 caps as England made steady progress through their qualification for the 1992 European Championships. The 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 92) final tournament was hosted by Sweden. ...

Sheffield Wednesday

In August 1991, Rangers accepted an offer of £1.2 million from Sheffield Wednesday and Woods headed to Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club (abbreviated as SWFC, nicknamed The Owls) are one of the oldest football clubs in England and play in The Football League. ... Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club in Sheffield, England. ...

Wednesday had just won the League Cup and promotion to the First Division, so Woods was back in English football's top flight again after a six-year absence. He went to the 1992 European Championships as England's first choice keeper and kept clean sheets in his first two matches. Unfortunately, England couldn't score in either so victory was paramount against hosts Sweden in the last group match. Sweden won 2-1, however, so England were eliminated and Woods had suffered major disappointment in his first tournament as England's number one keeper.

He stayed in the side the following year as England stuttered in their qualification campaign for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, losing a crucial match in Oslo against Norway in the process. Then, after a bad defeat against the USA in Boston during a summer tour in 1993, Taylor dropped Woods and, after trying two other keepers, installed Seaman in the side. Woods, after 43 caps, would never play for England again. Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, Athens of America, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City  89. ...

His club career was also full of disappointments in 1993, as Wednesday reached the League Cup final again but lost 2-1 to Arsenal. The two sides then met again in the FA Cup final - Woods' first - and drew 1-1. They were set for another 1-1 draw in the replay and thus penalties before a late, late Andy Linighan header in the closing seconds of extra time made it over the line, with Woods shouldering some of the blame, and Arsenal emerged victorious again. Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Andrew Andy Linighan (born June 18, 1962) is a former English football player. ...

After Wednesday

By 1996, Woods found himself out of favour at Wednesday and had a short loan spell at Reading before moving to the USA to play for Colorado Rapids. Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Rapids Stadium Dicks Sporting Goods Park Coach Fernando Clavijo, 2005— Owner Stan Kroenke First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Colorado Rapids 4–0 Kansas City Wiz (Mile High Stadium; May 5...

In October 1996, Graeme Souness, now manager at Southampton negotiated his loan from Colorado Rapids as cover for Dave Beasant, with a view to a permanent transfer, but in his fourth appearance he broke his leg at Blackburn Rovers and returned to the U.S.A. to recuperate. Southampton Football Club (originally St Marys YMA) are an English football team, nicknamed The Saints. ... David John Beasant, (born March 20, 1959 in Willesden, London) was an English football goalkeeper who began his career in the late 1970s. ... Blackburn Rovers is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ...

He then returned to England for spells at Sunderland and Burnley before retiring. Sunderland Association Football Club is professional football club, based at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in North-East England. ... Burnley Football Club are a professional football club based in Burnley, in north-east Lancashire, England. ...

Coaching career

Woods is now the goalkeeping coach at Everton. He took this job in 1998 under his ex-Rangers boss Walter Smith and has continued in the role under current manager David Moyes. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... Walter Smith OBE (born February 24, 1948 in Lanark) is a Scottish former football player, but is better known as a football manager. ... David William Moyes (b. ...

In 2005, Chris appeared in Sky One's The Match, replacing Neville Southall late in the second half, saving Darren Campbell's penalty. Woods also appeared in a charity England vs Germany match at Reading's Madejski Stadium in May 2006. The match was played by celebrities and former footballers, with Germany winning 4-2. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The Match is a programme on Sky One. ... Neville Southall (born September 16, 1958 in Llandudno, Wales) is a former professional footballer, playing the position of goalkeeper. ... Darren Campbell (born September 12, 1973) is an English sprint athlete. ... Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. ... The Madejski Stadium is a football stadium in Reading, England. ...

External links

• Chris Woods career stats at Soccerbase
• Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk