| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Thirlwell Dodds [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Hexham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1940 (aged 54–55) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward, inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Northern Star | |||
| 1905–1906 | Newcastle United | 5 | (0) |
| 1908 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | (0) |
| –1911 | Darlington | ||
| 1911–1913 | Merthyr Town | ||
| 1913–1914 | Barrow | ||
| 1914– | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| 1918 | → Heart of Midlothian (guest) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Thirlwell Dodds (1885–1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Oldham Athletic and Newcastle United. [2] [3]
Personal life
Dodds enlisted as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War. [4] He later served in the Labour Corps. [1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1905–06 [5] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1906–07 [5] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Honours
Merthyr Town
- Southern League Second Division: 1911–12 [6]
- South Wales Cup: 1911–12 [6]
References
- ^ a b Jack Dodds on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 83. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Dodds [2] - Hearts Career - from 18 May 1918 to 18 May 1918". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "The Story of the Footballers' Battalions in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ a b "John Dodds". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Merthyr Town Players And The Great War". Merthyr Town FC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
 | This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1885 births
- Footballers from Hexham
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Royal Pioneer Corps soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. wartime guest players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Merthyr Town F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- 1940 deaths
- Military personnel from Northumberland
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs
- Southern Football League players
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Thirlwell Dodds [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Hexham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1940 (aged 54–55) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward, inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Northern Star | |||
| 1905–1906 | Newcastle United | 5 | (0) |
| 1908 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | (0) |
| –1911 | Darlington | ||
| 1911–1913 | Merthyr Town | ||
| 1913–1914 | Barrow | ||
| 1914– | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| 1918 | → Heart of Midlothian (guest) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Thirlwell Dodds (1885–1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Oldham Athletic and Newcastle United. [2] [3]
Personal life
Dodds enlisted as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War. [4] He later served in the Labour Corps. [1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1905–06 [5] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1906–07 [5] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Honours
Merthyr Town
- Southern League Second Division: 1911–12 [6]
- South Wales Cup: 1911–12 [6]
References
- ^ a b Jack Dodds on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 83. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Dodds [2] - Hearts Career - from 18 May 1918 to 18 May 1918". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "The Story of the Footballers' Battalions in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ a b "John Dodds". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Merthyr Town Players And The Great War". Merthyr Town FC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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| This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1885 births
- Footballers from Hexham
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Royal Pioneer Corps soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. wartime guest players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Merthyr Town F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- 1940 deaths
- Military personnel from Northumberland
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs
- Southern Football League players