 By the time competitive football was suspended due to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Woodward had made 85 league appearances and scored 25 goals.He resumed his professional career with Fulham after the war, but managed just 10 league appearances during the 1946–47 season before departing the club in February 1947.Woodward made 95 appearances and scored 26 goals during 11 years at Craven Cottage.