1. Curtis Woodhouse started his footballing career with York City's centre of excellence before joining Sheffield United.
35 Facts About Curtis Woodhouse
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Curtis Woodhouse then joined Peterborough United on a free transfer in October 2003.
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Curtis Woodhouse stated that he had "fallen out of love" with football and decided to turn to professional boxing, despite no previous experience.
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Curtis Woodhouse was convicted of assaulting a police officer and of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour in April 2006.
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Curtis Woodhouse holds the record for being the club's youngest ever captain, aged 19.
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Curtis Woodhouse went on to earn another three caps against Sweden, Bulgaria and Poland in England's 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying group.
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Birmingham reached the League Cup final Curtis Woodhouse was unable to play as he was cup-tied, having previously played in three League Cup games for Sheffield United that season.
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Curtis Woodhouse was arrested after the final of the League Cup, on 25 February 2001, having been charged with affray along with two others after they "trashed" an Indian restaurant and he wielded a chair in a brawl with university students.
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Curtis Woodhouse made just three appearances for Birmingham City in the Premier League, before being loaned out to Rotherham United in January 2003.
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Curtis Woodhouse went on to captain the side, and was later described as "Captain Marvel" by manager, Barry Fry.
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Peterborough finished 18th in the Second Division, two points from relegation, with Curtis Woodhouse being named as Peterborough's player of the season.
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Curtis Woodhouse made 16 appearances in League Two, helping them to finish fourth place, reaching the play-offs.
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Curtis Woodhouse played in both of Grimsby's play-off semi-final victories over Lincoln City, setting up the only goal of the game in the first leg.
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Curtis Woodhouse played his last Football League game in the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium on 28 May 2006.
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Curtis Woodhouse gave away a penalty in the 70th minute that was saved by goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall.
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Curtis Woodhouse had a history of theft, robbery and affray, and said that he had "fallen out of love" with football.
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Curtis Woodhouse admitted to have been involved in around 100 street fights.
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Curtis Woodhouse made five appearances in the Conference National for Rushden, before deciding to leave to concentrate on his boxing career.
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Curtis Woodhouse was later appointed as team captain for his final season at the club.
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On 13 January 2010, in an interview to the Grimsby Telegraph, Curtis Woodhouse commented he would definitely consider a move back to former club Grimsby Town after expressing his dismay at The Mariners languishing near the bottom of the League Two, within danger of being relegated from the Football League.
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Curtis Woodhouse commented "If they are looking for a central midfielder, though, they are welcome to give me a call".
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Curtis Woodhouse's next fight was due to be against 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medallist and former world amateur champion Frankie Gavin on 18 September, but Woodhouse pulled out days after the bout was announced in July.
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Curtis Woodhouse moved up the non-League football ladder in June 2011, after signing for Conference North side Eastwood Town.
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Curtis Woodhouse made one cup appearance for the club as a substitute, adding to the 14 appearances he had made in all competitions during his first spell.
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Curtis Woodhouse resigned in December 2012 after admitting having difficulty to managing a football team as well as being a professional boxer.
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On 14 October 2013, Curtis Woodhouse was announced as the assistant manager at Northern Premier League Division One South club Goole, with former teammate David Holdsworth being appointed manager.
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In January 2014 Curtis Woodhouse replaced Holdsworth as manager following Holdsworth's resignation.
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Curtis Woodhouse then left Goole after some issues with the board, and took over at Hull United in January 2015.
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On 29 September 2016 Curtis Woodhouse was appointed as manager at Bridlington Town.
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On 2 June 2019, Curtis Woodhouse was appointed manager of Tadcaster Albion.
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On 26 February 2021, Curtis Woodhouse parted from Gainsborough Trinity by mutual consent.
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On 2 November 2022, Curtis Woodhouse was appointed manager of Marske United.
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Unlike other boys who idolised footballers, Curtis Woodhouse stated his heroes were Nigel Benn and Mike Tyson.
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Curtis Woodhouse published an autobiography, Box to Box: From the Premier League to British Boxing Champion, in 2016.
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Curtis Woodhouse was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2021 New Year Honours.