AS MY PALS TOASTED THEIR BIG MOMENT I GOT MY P45!

WEMBLEY WAY: Andy Woodman valued his appearances at the national stadium, including playing here for Northampton against Swansea in the League Three play-off final
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By John Lyons
WHEN Andy Woodman was axed by boyhood club Crystal Palace and sent off twice in a few days at his next club Exeter, he feared he wasn’t cut out for a career as a professional footballer.
Yet the larger-than-life goalkeeper put the early setbacks behind him to carve out a lengthy career in English football’s lower leagues.
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