Arthur Hodgson (footballer)
Arthur Hodgson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 8 January 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales | ||
Date of death | 12 May 2003 | (aged 77)||
Original team(s) | Queenstown, Tasmania | ||
Debut | Round 4, 1948, Carlton vs. Footscray, at Princes Park | ||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1948–1952 | Carlton | 76 (7) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Arthur Edward Clarence Hodgson (8 January 1926 – 12 May 2003)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and North Western Football Union (NWFU). Born in Sydney but raised in Queenstown, Tasmania, Hodgson was recruited by the Carlton Football Club in Victoria, playing 76 games and winning the Robert Reynolds Trophy as club best and fairest in 1950. He returned to Tasmania in 1953 as captain-coach of the Ulverstone Football Club, piloting the Robins to four premierships and one state premiership (the first by a coastal team) in his seven-year tenure; individually, he won the Wander Medal as league best and fairest in 1955. Hodgson was named in the Tasmanian Team of the Century and was inducted into the Tasmanian Hall of Fame.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Arthur Hodgson – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Deveney J, Fullpointsfooty Archived 18 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine "Biographies: Hi-Hz", Retrieved 21 September 2010.
External links
[edit]- Arthur Hodgson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Arthur Hodgson at AustralianFootball.com
- Profile at Blueseum
- 1926 births
- 2003 deaths
- Carlton Football Club players
- John Nicholls Medal winners
- Ulverstone Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from New South Wales
- Australian rules footballers from Tasmania
- Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- People from Queenstown, Tasmania
- Australian rules biography, 1920s birth stubs