Researching Paul Wood
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 95422 people with the Wood surname? In that year Wood was ranked number 16 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Paul means "small" and is of Latin origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Paul Wood and the Wood Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 105866 people with the Wood surname in the UK? Wood is now ranked number 22 for popularity in the UK. |
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Paul Wood (rugby league)
Paul Wood is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and forward in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, and Featherstone Rovers and the Swinton Lions in the Championship. He also played for England and was selected for Great Britain at international level.
Wood played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.
Wood also played in the 2012 challenge cup victory also vs Leeds Rhinos
Paul Wood has continued to feature for Warrington during 2011 but his season ended early due to an injury in the lower back. During his long career at Warrington he has gained a reputation for the hard yards going forward, work rate & offloading.
He played in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.
He played in the 2012 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford During the game Wood ruptured his right testicle after getting kneed in the groin, one minute into the second half. He continued to play, made a number of tackles and even conducted media interviews in the dressing room after the match without mentioning it. It became public knowledge only when he tweeted a couple of hours later that he was heading for hospital for surgery and he confirmed early on Sunday morning that his right testicle had been removed.
He played in the 2013 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.
Source: Paul Wood (rugby league), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaPaul Wood (footballer)
Paul Wood (born 1 November 1964 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea) is an English former footballer who played as a right-sided attacking midfielder in the Football League for Portsmouth, Brighton & Hove Albion, Sheffield United and Bournemouth. He played in Hong Kong for Happy Valley and on his return joined Havant & Waterlooville in September 1998, was the club's Player Of The Year in 2001, and retired at the end of the 2002–03 season.
At the end of Portsmouth's home fixture against West Bromwich Albion on 25 October 1986, Wood and teammate Micky Quinn were both ejected from the ground by police officers after being overheard swearing at a linesman during the second half of the game. Chief Inspector David Hanna of Hampshire Constabulary said they would have been ejected at half-time if the incident had happened in the first half.
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