Sandy Wood (Goalkeeper)
Local lad, Sandy returned to Links Park in the summer for a third spell with the club. He last played for the club during season 2005/06 when he was on loan from Celtic by previous manager Eddie Wolecki and made ?? appearances. After his release by Celtic Sandy joined Forfar Athletic where he spent two seasons picking up a few end of season awards. He started his career with Stonehaven youth before being spotted by Aberdeen. After being released by the Dons he was quickly signed up by Montrose in 2003. His form in the Montrose U/18 side saw him move to Celtic that same year for a four-figure fee. After leaving Station Park at the end of season 2007/08 he had a spell out of the game due to a knee injury but returned to play for Glenrothes and Tayport last season from where he was signed by manager Steven Tweed. Age 24.

Interview with Sandy Wood - Match Programme - December 2011

DESPITE not having much time on the pitch so far this season goalkeeper Sandy Wood is determined that his future will be with Montrose.
Wood started his career with Stonehaven youth before being scouted by Aberdeen and a move to Pittodrie was swiftly on the cards. While still a youth player he was released by the Dons and had hist first move to Montrose in 2003. Moving through the youth ranks at Montrose it was while he was in the under 18s side that his impressive form caught they eye of Celtic.
Wood spent about three years with the Parkhead side, including a loan spell back to Montrose, in a time that he describes as "really good" before being released and signing for another Angus side, Forfar Athletic.
He spent around two years at Station Park, picking up a few end of season awards, but spent most of his second year out due to a knee injury.
After a time out of the game due to the injury Wood came back to play for junior sides Glenrothes and Tayport before being signed by then manager Steven Tweed to bring him back to Montrose.
Now in his third stint at the club Wood put in a number of impressive performances during pre-season but has so far been consigned to the bench during competitive fixtures.
Wood said: "I was gutted not to be in the team at the start of the season, it felt a bit like the rug had been pulled out from under me. I didn't fall out with anyone over it but it was disappointing."
Although keen to be playing again, Wood is content to bide his time on the bench until he gets back to the first team. He said: "I want to play but I'm not going to leave the club. I'll stick it out and hopefully I'll get a game sooner or later. It's not like I'm sitting on the bench thinking this is a total nightmare and I don't want to be here.
"I want to do well with Montrose and I think at the minute I get on well with all the coaches and the players so I just have to knuckle down and get on with it."
One thing Wood has not been too impressed with this season has been, like with many others, the inconsistency which has led to some undeserved results. He said: "We have been so inconsistent but I think there has been an improvement in the last two weeks, for example we had the two really good games against Ayr so there was no excuse to get beat by Berwick on Saturday.
"It's up to the team to sort it out but I still think getting to the play-offs are achieveable, there is no reason why not."
As for being knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the third round, Wood takes a wry viewpoint, he said: "It is disappointing, we could have had the 'glamour' tie of Livingston away - I think that pretty much sums up our season!
"Seriously though we were disappointed to get put out, we played well in both games and had good chances in the first game and the replay."
As for high points for the season Wood looks towards how well his team mates have been getting on. He said: "I'm delighted for Martin Boyle, he's done really well so far despite the pressure on him.
"Especially with Aaron [Sinclair] doing so well down at Partick it'll be good to see Boyle doing the same and if he keeps improving the way he is then there is a good chance of that."
So what does the future hold? He said: "With my new job I want to keep playing part-time at the highest level I can.
"In the ten years or so I've been following Montrose they've never been up or down or really done anything so I'd like to be here to achieve something with the team.
"In the meantime I'm not going to go in the huff about being on the bench for awhile. I was so delighted with my pre-season and thought there could be no possible way that I was going to be dropped so it was pretty disappointing when I was.
"But I'm just going to wait and I want to get back in through my own merits."