 His last season, in 1894, saw him feature in a two-day loss against Leicestershire in a friendly first-class match when, demoted in the order to number seven, he scored eight and a duck, and his swan song came against his old University when Yorkshire lost by 119 runs.Woodhead did post his career best score of 18 in his final first-class innings, before he was bowled by Burrough.Woodhead died, aged 75, in August 1943 in Huddersfield.