773 Jamie Wood

Biography

Jamie Wood was a young striker signed by Warren Joyce in the 1999 close season, making use of the same Manchester United contacts that had attracted fellow striker David Brown to Hull City a year earlier. Wood was a powerful runner but his finishing in front of goal was questionable and he often struggled to keep up with the frenetic pace and brutality of the English fourth tier. He was therefore primarily deployed as an impact substitute during the 1999/00 season, a role that he performed admirably by scoring his first senior goal in September 1999 against Swansea City and going on to contribute half a dozen League goals.

In his second season at Boothferry Park Wood was again used by Brian Little as a substitute, but the goals had dried up and he left the club in the 2001 close season.

Born and raised in Salford, Jamie Wood lived the dream of most young Mancunians by signing for Manchester United as an apprentice professional in the siummer of 1995, after having scored impressive numbers of goals in Greater Manchester boys football. Wood did not make a first team appearance for the Red Devils but in January 1998 he commenced an eighteen month toughening-up sojourn at Royal Antwerp in the Belgian League that yielded two goals in 13 appearances. It was on his return from the Flanders capital that Jamie signed for Hull City.

In August 2001 Wood left the Tigers and signed for League Division 3 side Halifax Town, but his continued misfiring in front of goal meant that he only stayed at The Shay for one season, scoring just once – an FA Cup goal against non-league side Farnborough Town – in 19 senior appearances. In July 2002 he joined League Division 3 rivals Swansea City and scored three times in 20 appearances during the 2002/03 season.

In July 2003 Wood signed for Welsh League side The New Saints of Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, beginning an association with the Welsh border village club that lasted eight years until his retirement in 2011. He scored 40 goals in 187 appearances for the New Saints and represented them seven times in the UEFA Cup, Europa League and the Champions League.

In August 2000 and February 2001 Wood exploited an international qualification loophole to represent Cayman Islands in two international friendlies against Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. An opportunity that was quickly slammed shut by new FIFA rules.

Details

Nationality: Cayman Islands
Date/Place of Birth: 21 September 1978, Salford
Hull City First Game: 7 August 1999, Exeter City A (League Division Three), 20 years, 320 days old
Hull City Final Game: 5 May 2001, Carlisle United A (League Division Three), 22 years, 226 days old

Clubs

Manchester United (1995-1999), Royal Antwerp (1999, loan), Hull City (1999-2001), Halifax Town (2001-2002), Swansea City (2002-2003), The New Saints (2003-2011)

Hull City Record

Career: 60 apps, 7 goals

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