Bradley Woods-Garness
Bradley Maurice Charles Woods-Garness (born 27 June 1986) is an English-born Montserratian footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Tower Hamlets.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bradley Maurice Charles Woods-Garness | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tower Hamlets | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Chelsea | ||
| 2003–2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Barnet | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Welwyn Garden City | ||
| 2006–2007 | Farnborough | 24 | (18) |
| 2007–2009 | Billericay Town | 39 | (33) |
| 2009 | → Dartford (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | Sutton United | 63 | (25) |
| 2009 | → Billericay Town (loan) | ||
| 2011–2012 | → Canvey Island (loan) | 10 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Canvey Island | 39 | (24) |
| 2013–2016 | Lowestoft Town | 49 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Tonbridge Angels (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2016 | Bishop's Stortford | 9 | (1) |
| 2016 | Cray Wanderers | 7 | (4) |
| 2016 | Cambridge City | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | Chalfont St Peter | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Ware | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Whitehawk | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Bedford Town | 35 | (12) |
| 2018 | Cheshunt | 2 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Corinthian-Casuals | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Wingate & Finchley | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Tower Hamlets | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Montserrat | 18 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 11 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:40, 21 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
He has been capped internationally for Montserrat.
Career edit
Club career edit
As a youth he started out at Chelsea and then Wycombe Wanderers before joining Barnet, playing twice for the first team in the Football League Trophy and Conference League Cup, before establishing himself as a goal scorer, initially at Welwyn Garden City where he was top scorer in the 2005–2006 season,[3] and then at Farnborough, Billericay Town, Sutton United and Canvey Island.
After leaving Lowestoft Town at the end of the 2015–16 season, Woods-Garness started the 2016–17 season at Bishop's Stortford,[4] followed by a number of brief spells at Cray Wanderers, Cambridge City,[5] Chalfont St Peter,[6] and Ware.[7] He finished the season at Whitehawk.[8] On 12 August 2017 he featured for Bedford Town in the Southern League Division One East season opener.[9] Woods-Garnes joined Wingate & Finchley in January 2020.[10]
International career edit
Woods-Garness was called up to the Montserrat national football team in August 2012, for the 2012 Caribbean Championship First Round qualifiers, held in Martinique. He helped Montserrat achieve their first victory since 1995 and their first ever victory since joining FIFA, beating the British Virgin Islands 7–0.[11] He became Montserrat's joint-record scorer on 22 March 2019, with 4 goals, after scoring the winner in a 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification game against Cayman Islands.[12]
Woods-Garness also represented England at schoolboy level.[13]
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Montserrat's goal tally first.[14]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 September 2012 | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique | British Virgin Islands | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 2. | 1 April 2015 | Blakes Estate Stadium, Lookout, Montserrat | Curaçao | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 16 November 2018 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | Aruba | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |
| 4. | 21 March 2019 | Ed Bush Stadium, West Bay, Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Personal life edit
Woods-Garness was educated at Highbury Grove School (1997–2002) and Southgate College (2002–2004).
While playing for Sutton United in June 2011, Woods-Garness was arrested and spent six months in prison awaiting trial for allegedly intimidating a witness in a murder trial, in an incident that also involved the then Leyton Orient defender Elliot Omozusi. He was eventually found not guilty and returned to play for Sutton United, having always enjoyed the full support of manager Paul Doswell.[15]
Woods-Garness is also a frequent guest on 'No Behaviour Podcast' hosted by ex-rapper Margs and Loons.
Honours edit
Sutton United
- Isthmian League: Winner 2010-2011
Lowestoft Town
- Isthmian League: Play-Off Winner 2013-2014
References edit
- ^
- ^ "Profile of B. Woods-Garness". footballcritic.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ . www.welwyngardencityfc.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Now Boateng Goes for Woods-Garness". Pitchero Non-League. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Good luck to Bradley Woods-Garness at Cambridge City". Cray Wanderers FC. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Well-Travelled Striker Joins Saints". Pitchero Non-League. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "2016/7 - A season in review (Part 2)". Ware FC. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ . Cambridge City FC. 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Opening day curse strikes again". Bedford Town FC. August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Wingate & Finchley | Appearances | Bradley Woods-Garness | Football Web Pages".
- ^ . Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ Game Detail: Cayman Islands 1-2 Montserrat CONCACAF Nations League. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Footballer will stand trial for threatening murder witness". London Evening Standard. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Woods-Garness, Bradley". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Sutton United star striker tells of jail hell".
External links edit
- Lowestoft Town FC profile