He played professionally for clubs including Gillingham, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers between 1911 and 1925, and made over 100 appearances in The Football League.

[4] In August 1919 Wood resumed his playing career when he signed for Gillingham, then of the Southern Football League.

[5] At the end of the 1919–20 season, the club was elected into the Football League Third Division, and Wood went on to make 49 appearances for the "Gills" at this level.

[6] He left Gillingham in 1922 and had a short spell with Scottish club Hamilton Academical before returning to The Football League with Newport County, for whom he played 12 times.

[3] His final professional club was Queens Park Rangers, for whom he made twenty appearances but without scoring a goal.