George Dodd (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Francis Dodd[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 December 1881 or 7 February 1885 | ||
Date of death | 1 January 1960 | (aged 78) or 1 January 1960 (aged 74)||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Wallasey Village | |||
Liscard C.E.M.S. | |||
Birkenhead | |||
1905–1907 | Stockport County | ||
Workington | |||
Notts County | |||
1911–1913 | Chelsea | 29 | (7) |
Millwall | |||
Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
Darlington | |||
Queens Park Rangers | |||
West Ham United | |||
1919–1920 | Luton Town | 10 | (4) |
Treherbert | |||
Charlton Athletic | |||
Managerial career | |||
Catford South End | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Francis[a] Dodd (16 December 1881 – 1 January 1960) was an English footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
[edit]Dodd played for a number of amateur clubs in England before joining Stockport County in 1905.[3] While at the club, he scored the first goal ever against newly formed Chelsea; after Joseph Schofield's penalty was saved by William Foulke, Dodd scored the rebound.[4] After two seasons with Stockport County, he moved on to Workington and then Notts County, before joining Chelsea in 1911.[1] Having played for a number of professional clubs during the First World War, and also serving as a private in the British Army,[5] he joined Luton Town in 1919, going on to score five goals in fourteen appearances in all competitions.[2]
Following his retirement, he managed amateur side Catford South End.[2]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "George Dodd". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "George Dodd". hattersheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "George Dodd". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "12 games that shaped a football club: Chelsea". gameofthepeople.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "We Remember George Francis Dodd". livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- 1881 births
- 1960 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs