 He remained with the club following their relegation to the Conference National in 2007 and was appointed captain for the following season.In March 2009, Torquay manager Paul Buckle announced that the club would not be offering Woods a new contract for the 2009–10 season, citing his reasons as wanting to bring through his younger players such as Mark Ellis and Chris Robertson.He spent the 2009 pre-season with Morecambe, joining Stalybridge Celtic in August 2009.