 Woolford playing for York City in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martyn Paul Woolford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1985[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Castleford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Glasshoughton Welfare | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Glasshoughton Welfare | ||
| 2005–2006 | Frickley Athletic | 44 | (13) |
| 2006–2008 | York City | 86 | (22) |
| 2008–2011 | Scunthorpe United | 103 | (15) |
| 2011–2013 | Bristol City | 55 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | Millwall | 93 | (11) |
| 2015–2016 | Sheffield United | 28 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Fleetwood Town | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Grimsby Town | 66 | (5) |
| 2019 | Hyde United | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Boston United | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Gainsborough Trinity[4] | 6 | (1) |
| 2021 | Frickley Athletic[5] | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 518 | (73) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | England C | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martyn Paul Woolford (born 13 October 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has played in the Football League for Scunthorpe United, Bristol City, Millwall, Sheffield United, Fleetwood Town and Grimsby Town.
Woolford started his career in the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division with Glasshoughton Welfare after progressing through their youth system. After three seasons at Glasshoughton, he moved to the Northern Premier League Premier Division with Frickley Athletic and scored 14 goals during the 2005–06 season. He joined York City in the Conference National in 2006 and spent two seasons with the club, being joint top scorer with 17 goals in the second season. He moved to League One team Scunthorpe United in 2008 and featured in the 2009 Football League Trophy Final before scoring the winning goal in the 2009 League One play-off final against Millwall.
After a season-and-a-half of playing Championship football with Scunthorpe, he signed for their divisional rivals Bristol City in 2013. Two years later he signed for another Championship club, Millwall, but was released after their relegation to League One in 2015. He joined League One club Sheffield United, where he played one season before joining their divisional rivals Fleetwood Town. He played for the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in 2008, earning two caps. He made his debut against Grenada and earned his second and final cap against India.
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2017 and 31/08/2017". The Football Association. p. 15. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Martyn Woolford: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Martyn Woolford". Grimsby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Gainsborough Trinity – Appearances – Martyn Woolford – 2020–2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Frickley Athletic – Appearances – Martyn Woolford". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 9 October 2021.