Curtis Woodhouse

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Curtis Woodhouse
Full name	Curtis Woodhouse
Date of birth	April 17, 1980
Place of birth	Driffield, England
Height	5' 8" (1.73m)
Position	Midfield
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1997-01 2001-03 2003 2003-05 2005-06 2006	Sheffield United Birmingham City Rotherham United (loan) Peterborough United Hull City Grimsby Town	104 (6) 48 (2) 11 (0) 61 (11) 18 (0) 16 (1)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:30, 13 June 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of 07:30, 13 June 2006 (UTC).

Curtis Woodhouse (born April 17, 1980) is a professional boxer and a former English footballer. He played his last game of football in June 2006 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff when Grimsby Town lost the Football League Two play off final.

Woodhouse played in the centre or on the left of the midfield. He was born in Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire and came through the ranks at Sheffield United. He made his debut for the Blades at the age of 17, as a substitute against Crewe Alexandra in November 1997. Woodhouse holds the record for being the club's youngest ever captain.

In February 2001 he moved to Birmingham City for £1 million. The highlight of his time there was a brace in the final match of the season, a result which ultimately relegated Huddersfield Town. Woodhouse had a loan spell at Rotherham United before moving to Peterborough United on a free transfer in October 2003. He then joined boyhood heroes Hull City in May 2005 for £25,000.

In the January 2006 transfer window he joined Grimsby Town on a 2 year deal, but on 26 April 2006, the BBC reported that Woodhouse will quit football at the end of the season and embark on a career as a professional boxer. ^[1] Woodhouse made his debut on September 8, 2006, winning a welterweight contest against Dean Marcantonio on points (40-35) after knocking his opponent down twice in the final round.