Woods played as a goalkeeper for Hibernian, Clydebank, Preston North End, Motherwell and St Mirren.
[2] After retiring as a player in 2005, Woods worked as the goalkeeping coach for Livingston and Dunfermline Athletic.
He was appointed to a full-time coaching position with Celtic in 2007.
[3] Alex McLeish appointed Woods to an assistant coaching position with the Scotland national team in March 2018.
[4] He held this position until August 2021, when he was succeeded by Chris Woods.