Career
He was a left-footed attacking player. Born in Birkenhead England, Wooddin started his club career at Tranmere Rovers in Birkenhead, where he made first team appearances before moving to New Zealand in 1977, joining Dunedin City. In 1981 he moved to Australia, playing three years for South Melbourne Football Club in the Nationaal Samenwerkingsprogramma Luchtkwaliteit, before returning to his adopted country with Christchurch United until his career was cut short by a recurring ankle injury in 1984.
Wooddin was first selected for the New Zealand national football team the All Whites for a 16 May 1980, 1–1 draw against a Southern Region team in Christchurch.
He retained his place in the team which lost 2–1 to a Central Region selection two days later in Wellington. Despite the unconvincing results, Wooddin was selected for the next match, in August, against Mexico in Auckland.
The following year saw New Zealand begin the long road to the 1982. Wooddin was selected for all fifteen games in the ultimately successful campaign, scoring eight goals in the process, including trademark left foot shots into the bottom corner both home and away against Australia, against Kuwait in the controversial 1–2 home loss, and in Riyadh against Saudi Arabia when the team recorded a stunning 5–0 victory.
Wooddin was one of New Zealand"s only two scorers in the 1982 World Cup (along with Steve Sumner), scoring the second New Zealand goal in a 5–2 loss to Scotland.
He also started the subsequent matches against the Soviet Union and Brazil. In 1983 injuries reduced Wooddin to just two international appearances, against Australia and Fiji.