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.
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]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
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.
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]