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Jonathan Woodgate

Leeds United AFC, Newcastle United FC, Middlesbrough FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC
   
8 appearances, 0 goals

P 8 W 2 D 4 L 2 F 11: A 9
*(actual F 9: A 7)
50% successful
1999-2008

 disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 567

Timeline
  Jonathan Simon Woodgate (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Birth 22 January 1980 in Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, Cleveland [registered in Central Cleveland, March 1980].
 notes: Middlesbrough became part of the county of Cleveland in 1974.
Marriage to Natalie Downing, on 30 May 2015 [registration not found]. One son, Carter (b.January 2014). Natalie is the sister of Stewart Downing.

Source

Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [various] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Woodgate began his career at Middlesbrough FC, but moved to Leeds United AFC to become a trainee, signing professional forms on 13 May 1997. After breaking into the first team...
Woodgate was banned from England selection  between 2000 and 2002, for being involved in a fracas outside a Leeds nightclub.

....he signed for Newcastle United FC for £9 million on 31 January 2003. But was soon on his way to Real Madrid CF in August 2004 for £13.4 million. After yet more injury-plagued seasons, making just nine La Liga appearances,  Woodgate returned home to Teesside on 30 August 2006 for a season-long loan stint with Middlesbrough FC, though on 5th February 2007, it was announced by Madrid that the deal would eventually be permanent, and it was, on 26 April, for a fee close to £7 million.  Eight months later, Woodgate left the 'boro to join Tottenham Hotspur FC, for another £7 million, on 28 January 2008, after rejecting a return to Newcastle United FC. He was released on 16 June 2011. he joined Stoke City FC on 11 July, before returning home to Middlesbrough FC on 6 July 2012, to become club captain. He helped Middlesbrough clinch promotion to the Premier League at the end of 2015-16, although he did not feature, and he was released shortly after.

League honours
292+8 appearances, 8 goals
two red cards		 Leeds United AFC 1998-2003 100+four appearances, four goals
debut: 17 October 1998 Nottingham Forest FC 1 Leeds United AFC 1.
Newcastle United FC 2003-2004 28 appearances
 debut: 1 March 2003 Newcastle United FC 2 Chelsea FC 1.
Middlesbrough FC 2006-07 loan 2007-08 permanent 46 appearances
debut: 9 September 2006 Arsenal FC 1 Middlesbrough FC 1.
Tottenham Hotspur FC 2008-11 49 appearances, two goals
debut: 30 January 2008 Everton FC 0 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0.
Stoke City FC 2011-12 sixteen+one appearances
debut: 14 August 2011 Stoke City FC 0 Chelsea FC 0.
Middlesbrough FC 2012-15 53+three goals, two goals
debut (championship): 11 August 2012 Barnsley FC 1 Middlesbrough FC 0.
last (championship): 14 April 2015 Middlesbrough FC Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1.

Club honours		 FA Youth Cup winners 1996-97;
Premier League fourth place 1998-99 (25 apps), 2000-01 (14), 2009-10 (3), third place 1999-2000(34), 2002-03 (10);
Football League Cup winners 2007-08;
Football League Championship fourth place & play-off runners-up 2014-15 (7), runners-up 2015-16 (0);
FA Cup best quarter-finals 2002-03 (1), 2006-07 (6), 2011-12 (1);
Individual honours None
Distinctions The face of Fila late nineties, early noughties.
Height/Weight 6' 2", 13st. 0lbs [2000].

Source

Barry Hugmans' PFA Yearbooks [various] & ENFA.

Management Career
Club(s) On 11 August 2016, Woodgate was appointed as a scout for Liverpool FC, overseeing the regions of Spain and Portugal. However, on 31 March 2017, he returned to Middlesbrough FC and appointed as an assistant coach, a position that lasted barely over six weeks. As the club were relegated from the Premier League and another change of coaching staff, Woodgate joined the Academy as the assistant coach to the under-18 team. Following another change of coaching staff, in December 2017, Woodgate returned to his position of First Team assistant coach, until another change occurred on 14 June 2019, this time with Woodgate himself taking the helm, until he himself was sacked on 23 June 2020. He returned to the position of assisantant head coach, until he, and Michael Carrick were sacked on 4 June 2025.
League honours
W9 D16 L16		 Middlesbrough FC 2019-20
Football League Championship 21st place 2019-20; FA Cup third round 2019-20; Football League Cup first round 2019-20;
Individual honours Football League Championship Manager of the Month December 2019;

England Career
Player number 1095th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-back
First match No. 758, 9 June 1999, Bulgaria 1 England 1, a European Championship qualification match at Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofiya, substituted (65), aged 19 years 138 days.
Last match No. 865, 20 August 2008, England 2 Czech Republic 2, a friendly match at The National Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (58), aged 28 years 211 days.
Major tournaments None
Team honours None
Individual honours England U21 (one appearance, 2000), England U18 (seven appearances, 1997-98), England U16 (one appearance, 1997)
Distinctions Woodgate holds the rare distinction of going from the England youth team to full international in just one season (1998-99).
The first Clevelander to represent England.


The Numbers
Squads Apps comp. apps starts sub unused minutes goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
15 8 3 6 ▲2
▼4		 4 567 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
8 2 4 2 11 9 +2 2 1 1.375 1.125 50.0 =0

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 4 0 3 1 5 6 -1 1 0 1.25 1.50 37.5 -1
Away 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 1 1 1.50 0.75 62.5 +1

Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 5 0 4 1 6 7 -1 1 0 1.20 1.40 40.0 -1
Red 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 1 1 1.60 0.667 66.7 +1

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

ECP

 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 0 0 1.667 1.333 66.7 =0
European Championship 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 0 0 1.667 1.333 66.7 =0
Friendly 5 1 2 2 6 5 +1 2 1 1.20 1.00 40.0 =0

Tournament Record

European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 1998-2000 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.667 1.333 66.7 =0
ECP 2002-04 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 0 0 1.667 1.333 66.7 =0
ECP 2006-08 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 =0
ECP All 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 0 0 1.667 1.333 66.7 =0

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
EC 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 0 0 1.667 1.333 66.7 =0
3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 0 0 1.667 1.333 66.7 =0

Match History

 Club: Leeds United A.F.C. - four full appearances (290 min)

coach: Kevin Keegan - one full appearance (65 min)x

Age 19
757 28 April 1999 - Hungary 1 England 1, Népstadion, Budapest Fr AD injured
squad member
758 5 June 1999 - England 0 Sweden 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HD squad member
1 759 9 June 1999 - Bulgaria 1 England 1, Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofiya (⮀1-1) AD Start ▼65 4
760 4 September 1999 - England 6 Luxembourg 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW squad member
761 8 September 1999 - Poland 0 England 0, Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warszawa AD
762 10 October 1999 - England 2 Belgium 1, Stadium of Light, Sunderland Fr HW injured
squad member
   

 

coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson - four full appearances (315 min)x


Age 22
2 796 7 September 2002 - England 1 Portugal 1, Villa Park, Birmingham (⮀1-0) Fr HD ▲sub ht 14
3 797 12 October 2002 - Slovakia 1 England 2, Tehelné pole, Bratislava ECP AW Start 5
4 798 16 October 2002 - England 2 FYR Macedonia 2, The Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium, Southampton HD Start 5
   

 Club: Newcastle United F.C. - one full appearance (90 min)  

Age 23
800 29 March 2003 - Liechtenstein 0 England 2, Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz ECP AW unused sub 16
801 2 April 2003 - England 2 Turkey 0, Stadium of Light, Sunderland HW 14
   
805  20 August 2003 - England 3 Croatia 1, Portman Road, Ipswich Fr HW injured
squad member
   

Age 24
5 811 31 March 2004 - Sweden 1 England 0, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg Fr AL Start 6
   

 Club: Middlesbrough F.C., on loan from Real Madrid C.F. - one full appearance (65 min)

coach: Steve McClaren - one full appearance (65 min)x


Age 27
6 849 7 February 2007 - England 0 Spain 1, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀ 0-1) Fr HL Start ▼65 6
850 24 March 2007 - Israel 0 England 0, The National Stadium, Ramat Gan ECP AD injured squad member
851 28 March 2007 - Andorra 0 England 3, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona AW
   

 Club: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - two full appearances (122 min)

manager: Fabio Capello - two full appearances (122 min)x


Age 28
861 6 February 2008 - England 2 Switzerland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 15
862 26 March 2008 - France 1 England 0, Stade de France, Saint-Denis Fr AL squad member
863 28 May 2008 - England 2 United States 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 16
7 864 1 June 2008 - Trinidad & Tobago 0 England 3, Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain AW Start 6
8 865 20 August 2008 - England 2 Czech Republic 2, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-2) Fr HD ▲sub 58 15
   

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