Early career Woodards was born in
Forest Gate,
London. He began his career as a trainee with
Chelsea, playing 70 times plus 10 substitute appearances (scoring 8 goals) for the reserve team in the period 2000–01 to 2004–05, but was released during the summer of 2005 without making a senior appearance for the club.
Exeter City After spending a short time on trial with
League Two club
Wycombe Wanderers, he signed on non-contract terms for
Conference National club
Exeter City on 29 October 2005. Woodards was able to impress manager
Alex Inglethorpe enough to secure a contract through the
2006–07 season. During his time with Exeter, Woodards proved himself to be a versatile and talented player. Able to play both as a
right-back and right-sided
winger, he quickly established himself as Exeter's first choice right-back.
Crewe Alexandra After rejecting a series of new contracts from Exeter during the 2006–07 season, Woodards had a trial with
League One club
Yeovil Town during the January transfer window. Glovers manager
Russell Slade was reportedly interested in signing the English defender, but it was
Dario Gradi of fellow League One side
Crewe Alexandra who managed to sign Woodards for a fee of £30,000 and a 20% sell-on clause.
MK Dons He signed a two-year deal at
MK Dons after his contract expired. He was released at the end of the 2010–11 season after turning down a new contract. His only goal for MK Dons came in a 2–1 win at
Walsall on 7 August 2010. Following a strong first season for the club, he was named
Player of the Year at the club's end of season awards. In July 2012, he signed a new contract having had his extension option activated. Having suffered a broken leg on the final day of the
2011–12 season, Woodards only made his return to first-team action in November 2012. In April 2013, he faced another injury setback, suffering an
Anterior cruciate ligament injury in a 4–1 defeat to
Bradford City, feared to rule him out for up to nine months. Following relegation to the
Football Conference, Woodards was one of twelve players to be released by the club.
Tranmere Rovers After a successful trial at Tranmere, Woodards signed on an initial six-month deal on 28 July 2014 and was allocated squad number 17.
Boreham Wood After leaving Tranmere, Woodards signed for newly promoted
National League club
Boreham Wood in July 2015. Woodards was released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season. ==Personal life==