James Woods was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He joined Burnley

Burnley F.C.

Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...

 in January 1885 and played in several of the club's early friendlies prior to the advent of the Football League

The Football League

The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...

 in 1888. Woods made only one league appearance for Burnley, deputising for Scottish forward Pat Gallocher

Pat Gallocher

Patrick "Pat" Gallocher was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. Born in Johnston, a suburb of Glasgow, his football career started in 1883 when he signed for Padiham, one of the foremost clubs in Lancashire at the time...

 in the 1–5 defeat away at Accrington

Accrington F.C.

Accrington Football Club were an English football club from Accrington, Lancashire, who were one of the founder members of The Football League. Accrington F.C. was formed following a meeting at a local public house in 1876...

on 1 December 1888. He left the club in 1889.