Steve Wood (footballer)

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Steve Wood

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Alan Wood
Date of birth	(1963-02-02) 2 February 1963
Place of birth	Bracknell, England
Playing position	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1981–1987	Reading	219	(9)
1987–1991	Millwall	110	(0)
1991–1994	Southampton	46	(0)
1994–1996	Oxford United	13	(0)
–	Woking
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Steve Wood (born 2 February 1963) is a retired English football defender.

Wood started his career as an apprentice at Arsenal but was then snapped up by Millwall for whom he had eight successful years gaining promotion to the then first division. He then moved to Reading, and finally onto Southampton. He had a brief spells at Oxford United and Woking in the latter part of his career then retired.

He now runs his own football agency business, www.midas-sports.com, where he looks after about 40 players including Chris Baird, Simon Church and Alex Pearce.

He has two children: a daughter, Bethany, and a son, Stephen.

References

• Steve Wood career stats at Soccerbase
• Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database (subscription required)