Bill_Dodgin,_Sr.
Bill Dodgin Sr.
English footballer, manager, and coach
William Dodgin (17 April 1909 – 16 October 1999) was an English professional footballer who played as a left half and later served as a manager, coach and scout.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Dodgin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 October 1999(1999-10-16) (aged 90)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Godalming, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gateshead High Fell | |||
| Wallsend | |||
| Kirkley & Waveney | |||
| Lowestoft Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1932 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | (0) |
| 1932–1934 | Lincoln City | 46 | (1) |
| 1934–1936 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | (0) |
| 1936–1937 | Bristol Rovers | 30 | (1) |
| 1937–1939 | Clapton Orient | 62 | (1) |
| 1939–1946 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 177 | (3) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1946–1949 | Southampton | ||
| 1949–1953 | Fulham | ||
| 1953–1957 | Brentford | ||
| 1957–1958 | Sampdoria | ||
| 0000–1961 | Yiewsley | ||
| 1969–1972 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dodgin played in the Football League, most notably for Clapton Orient and Lincoln City and after retiring, he turned to management with Southampton, Fulham, Brentford and Sampdoria.[1][3][4] Dodgin later served former club Bristol Rovers as a coach, scout and manager.[5] His final job in football was as chief scout at Eastville and he retired from football in 1981.[5]
Bill Dodgin's brother Norman and son Bill also became footballers,[6] with the latter playing under his father's management at Southampton and Fulham.[7] Prior to turning professional with Huddersfield Town in 1928, he worked as a miner.[5] During the Second World War he worked at an aircraft factory in Hamble-le-Rice and played football for their works team Folland Aircraft.[8] While manager of Yiewsley, he ran a tobacconists and sweet shop in Byfleet.[5]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 1930–31[9] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1931–32[9] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1932–33[9] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
- Bell's Merit Award[5]
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 83. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 35. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- "Bill Dodgin". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- "Bill Dodgin 1949–1953". Fulham Football Club. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 177–178. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- "1953–1957 Norman Dodgin". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- "Bill Dodgin Junior 1968–1972". Fulham Football Club. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- "Albie Roles: An Appreciation". Southampton FC. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- Bill Dodgin Sr. at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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