Martin Wood (rugby league)
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Full name | Martin Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 24 June 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martin Wood (born 24 June 1970) is a former professional
Sheffield Eagles and Workington Town
.
Career
Wood started his career at
Halifax, helping the club achieve promotion from the Second Division in 1990–91. He was deemed surplus to requirements during the following season, and was sold to Scarborough Pirates in October 1991.[3] Wood then joined Keighley Cougars in 1992.[4]
In January 1997, Wood and his team-mate
Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London
on Saturday 2 May 1998.
He returned to Keighley in 1999.Northern Ford Premiership Player of the Year in 2000,[6] and reached a career total of 1,000 points in January 2001.[7] He finished his professional career with Workington Town in 2002.[8] He continued playing and coaching rugby at amateur level, helping Sharlston Rovers achieve a shock win against Dewsbury Rams in the third round of the 2004 Challenge Cup.[9]
In 2011, Wood was inducted into Keighley's Hall of Fame.[4]
Personal
In 2009, Wood emigrated to Australia with wife Joanne and daughters Megan and Ellie.
References
- ^ rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ "Player Summary: Martin Wood". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Sale of Martin was controversial". Halifax Courier. 6 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Cougars legend enters Hall of Fame". Keighley News. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Hadfield, Dave (21 January 1997). "Rugby League: Larder looks to former club". The Independent. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Hadfield, Dave (26 July 2000). "Wood wins new award but age bars way to Halifax". The Independent. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Fisher, Michael (31 January 2001). "Keighley go three points clear at top". Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Andy (18 February 2002). "Hull ride luck to hold out". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Rovers produce magic to fell Rams". Yorkshire Post. 6 February 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2014.