 Woodrow playing forFulham in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-12-02)2 December 1994 (age 31)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hemel Hempstead, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| 2007–2008 | Buckhurst Hill | ||
| 2008–2010 | Luton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Luton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2019 | Fulham | 54 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | →Southend United (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2017 | →Burton Albion (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | →Bristol City (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | →Barnsley (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Barnsley | 131 | (42) |
| 2022– | Luton Town | 67 | (3) |
| 2025 | →Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | →Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2014 | England U20 | 5 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | England U21 | 9 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:44, 7 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Cauley Woodrow (born 2 December 1994) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forEFL League One clubWycombe Wanderers, on loan fromLuton Town.
Woodrow began his professional career at Luton Town, in theConference Premier at the time, for whom he made three appearances in theFA Trophy as a 16-year-old. While a Luton player in 2011, he became the firstnon-League footballer to becapped at youth level for England since the 1970s.[4]
In 2011, he moved toFulham, making hisFootball League debut on loan atSouthend United in 2013. After several loan spells, he was signed byBarnsley in 2018 on an initial loan. After spending four years in total at Barnsley, he returned to Luton Town in 2022, helping the club return to the top flight in his first season back. He spent the second half of the 2024–25 season on loan atBlackburn Rovers.
Woodrow was born inHemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire,[5] where he attendedHemel Hempstead School.[6] His father,Martin Patching, was a professional footballer.[7] As a young boy, Woodrow trained withTottenham Hotspur.[8] He joinedBuckhurst Hill ahead of the 2007–08 season. He scored eight goals in one of his early games,[9] and played in the team that represented the South of England in the national finals of theTesco Cup in 2008. Although his team lost in the semi-final, Woodrow received the award for best forward in the competition.[8][10]
He went on to joinConference Premier clubLuton Town. In the summer of 2010, he was part of their under-15 team that reached the final of a 40-team tournament involving several major European clubs' youngsters,[11] and in September he scored six goals in anFA Youth Cup qualifying match againstCogenhoe United.[12] While still 15, he was an unused substitute for theFA Cup match atCorby Town,[13] and he made his senior debut on 14 December, twelve days after his 16th birthday, as Luton won anFA Trophy first-round replay atWelling United.[14] Woodrow played twice more in the FA Trophy: againstUxbridge, he set up the third goal in a 4–0 win,[15] and againstGloucester City, he won the free kick from which Luton scored the only goal of the game to progress to the quarter-final.[16] He was called up to theEngland under-17 team for a tournament in Portugal in February 2011.[4]
In March 2011, Woodrow signed forPremier League clubFulham for a "six-figure" fee, possibly rising to seven figures depending on the player's future progress; the deal included what Luton's managing director described as "a very healthy sell-on clause".[17] He took up a scholarship with the club in July,[18] after he left school, and signed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract on his 17th birthday.[6][19] Although injury interrupted his first season, he was still able to contribute to the under-18 team winning the2011–12 Premier Academy League – he scored in the final as Fulham beatBlackburn Rovers 2–1,[20] scored twice as Fulham came from behind to eliminate Manchester City from the 2011–12 FA Youth Cup at the last 16 stage,[21] played for thereserve team,[22] and occasionally trained with the first team. A December 2012 feature on Fulham's website listed his strengths as "scoring goals, clever movement and awareness around the box".[23]
Woodrow was a member of Fulham's under-19 team at the2013 Dallas Cup. He had a penalty saved but still scored twice as his team beatKashiwa Reysol's youngsters 5–1 to win the tournament.[24] He captained Fulham's under-18s to a second successive Premier Academy League title in 2013.[25] Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Woodrow signed a contract extension until 2016.[26]
Woodrow made his Premier League debut on 8 March 2014, playing 75 minutes of Fulham's 3–1 defeat toCardiff City at theCardiff City Stadium,[27] and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw againstCrystal Palace on the final day of the season.[28]
He joinedLeague Two clubSouthend United on 2 September 2013 on a one-monthloan,[29] and went straight into the starting eleven to make hisFootball League debut five days later, in a 3–1 home defeat toMorecambe. He played the first hour of the match, and came close to scoring with a header.[30] After two starts and two substitute appearances, Woodrow's loan was extended for a further 28 days.[31] He scored his first senior goals in theFootball League Trophy againstDagenham & Redbridge on 8 October. Brought on at half-time with Southend a goal behind, he headed the equaliser fromBen Coker's cross after just six minutes on the field, and three minutes later gave his side the lead when the goalkeeper could only parryBrian Saah's shot.[32]
The loan was extended in November until 4 May 2014, with a further extension if Southend were to reach the play-offs.[33] Woodrow was sent off for elbowing an opponent only four minutes after entering the match atPortsmouth as a second-half substitute. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Southend came back from a goal behind at the time of the incident to win 2–1.[34] On Boxing Day 2013, Woodrow scored a 75th-minute winner in a 1–0 victory away toAFC Wimbledon after coming off the bench.[35] His loan spell was cut short on 29 January 2014, as Fulham were disappointed with the number of games he had started for Southend.[36]
Having started only one league match for Fulham in the 2016–17 season, Woodrow joined another Championship club,Burton Albion, on 27 January 2017 on loan until the end of the season.[37] He scored his first goal for the club a 2–1 win overWolverhampton Wanderers on 4 February 2017, with a close-range shot in the fourth minute of stoppage time in.[38][39]
Woodrow signed a season-long loan with Bristol City on 17 August 2017.[40] He scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 4–1 win againstDerby County on 16 September 2017.[41]
Woodrow joinedLeague One clubBarnsley on 24 August 2018 on loan until January 2019, ahead of a proposed permanent transfer.[42] He signed for Barnsley permanently on 3 January 2019 on a two-and-a-half-year contract, with the option of a further year in the club's favour, for an undisclosed fee.[43]
He signed a new contract in May 2019, running until 2022.[44]
On 21 June 2022, Woodrow signed forChampionship sideLuton Town, returning after 11 years.[45] He scored the winner during the Boxing Day fixture againstNorwich City.[46]
On 9 March 2024, Woodrow scored the tying goal in the 97th minute of a 1–1 draw againstCrystal Palace atSelhurst Park, his second career Premier League goal and his first since 2014. Both of his Premier League goals had come against Crystal Palace.[47][48]
On 3 February 2025, Woodrow joined fellow Championship clubBlackburn Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[49] He made 10 appearances in all competitions.[50]
On 1 September 2025, Woodrow joined fellow League One clubWycombe Wanderers on loan until the end of the season.[51] He scored on his debut for a 2–0 win againstMansfield Town.[52]
Woodrow was called up to theEngland under-17 team for the 2011 Algarve Tournament in February. When he made his debut, scoring the equalising goal in a 1–1 draw withRomania,[53] he became the firstnon-League footballer to play for an England youth team sinceBob Oates ofAshley Road in 1974.[4] He played in England's other two matches in the tournament, againstGermany andPortugal, as a second-half substitute.[54]
Woodrow's next England callup came in May 2014; he was included in a mixedunder-20/under-21 squad to faceWales U21 in aEuropean Championship qualifier and to compete inthat summer's Toulon Tournament. He was not involved with the U21 match, but played in all five of England U20's matches at Toulon, and scored twice, in 1–1 draws withSouth Korea andColombia. England lost toPortugal in the third-place play-off.[55] After forwardsPatrick Bamford,Saido Berahino andCallum Wilson withdrew through injury from the England U21 squad for friendlies against theCzech Republic andGermany, Woodrow was called up,[56] and made his U21 debut on 27 March 2015, playing the first hour of a 1–0 win against the Czechs.[57] He was selected in the provisional squad for the2015 Championship, but did not make the cut.[58] Woodrow made three more appearances for England U21 later in 2015,[55] and was included in the squad for the2016 Toulon Tournament, whichthe Football Association were treating as an under-21 competition. He made three appearances in the group stage and scored twice, againstGuinea, and was an unused substitute in the final as England beatFrance 2–1.[59] He was a member of England's squad for the2017 European Championships, at which he made one brief appearance, to help the team hold on to a 2–1 lead againstSlovakia.[60] That was his ninth and last appearance at under-21 level.[55]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luton Town | 2010–11[61] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Fulham | 2011–12[62] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13[63] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[64] | Premier League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15[65] | Championship | 29 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16[66] | Championship | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17[38] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18[67] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[68] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 12 | ||
| Southend United (loan) | 2013–14[64] | League Two | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 2 | 21 | 4 | |
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2016–17[38] | Championship | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||
| Bristol City (loan) | 2017–18[67] | Championship | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Barnsley (loan) | 2018–19[68] | League One | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 14 | 7 | |
| Barnsley | 2018–19[68] | League One | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 12 | ||
| 2019–20[69] | Championship | 40 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 15 | ||
| 2020–21[70] | Championship | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2[d] | 1 | 50 | 15 | |
| 2021–22[71] | Championship | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| Total | 131 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 46 | ||
| Luton Town | 2022–23[46] | Championship | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |
| 2023–24[72] | Premier League | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25[50] | Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[73] | League One | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 67 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 79 | 6 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2024–25[50] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2025–26[73] | League One | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| Career total | 328 | 68 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 377 | 87 | ||
Barnsley
England U21
