Ex-Leeds United wonderkid Michael Woods is now with Harrogate Town.
Leeds United fans should remember the name Michael Woods; after all, he was at the centre of a controversial exit from Elland Road.
Woods was coming up through the famed Leeds academy before he snubbed a scholarship with the club in 2006, moving on to Chelsea instead.
That sparked wild controversy, as then-Leeds chairman Ken Bates accused his former club of tapping up Woods as well as teammates Tom Taiwo and Danny Rose, with only the latter not signing for Chelsea.
As reported by The Telegraph, Chelsea paid a £5million settlement to Leeds to end the matter, but neither Woods or Taiwo have lived up to expectations since their move.
Woods made just two appearances for Chelsea before heading on to Yeovil Town, Doncaster Rovers, Harrogate Town and Hartlepool, before heading back to Harrogate earlier this year.
The York-born midfielder may only be in non-league football now, but he has made headlines and become well-known on Twitter for a superb goal he scored this weekend.
Woods scored a superb volley to cap off a fine move, sealing a 3-1 win for Harrogate over Braintree Town, showing that whilst he didn’t quite become a star at Chelsea, he does have glimpses of the quality that saw the Blues lure him away from Leeds 12 years ago.
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