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'''Simeon Paul Hodson''' is a former professional footballer who made 237 appearances in the [[football league]], principally for his hometown team [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] and for [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]], before moving into the non-league ranks. He spent a number of seasons playing in the [[Football Conference|football conference]], making a total of 216 league appearances at this level. He was the captain of the champions [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]] in 1993&ndash;1994 and also represented the [[England C national football team|England semi-professional football team]]. He retired in the summer of 2001 with a knee-injury<ref>{{cite news
'''Simeon Paul Hodson''' is a former professional footballer who made 237 appearances in the [[football league]], principally for his hometown team [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] and for [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]], before moving into the non-league ranks. He spent a number of seasons playing in the [[Football Conference|football conference]], making a total of 216 league appearances at this level. He was the captain of the champions [[Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|Kidderminster Harriers]] in 1993&ndash;1994 and also represented the [[England C national football team|England semi-professional football team]]. He retired in the summer of 2001 with a knee-injury<ref name="retirement">{{cite news
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==Sutton Coldfield Town==
Following the relegation of [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]] from the [[Football Conference]] into the [[Northern Premier League]], the increased travelling committments required of the [[Tamworth]]-based Hodson meant he looked for a team close to home, spending pre-season with both [[Rugby United F.C.|Rugby United]] and [[Sutton Coldfield Town F.C.|Sutton Coldfield Town]] before agreeing a deal with the latter.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/New-look+Royals+flushed+with+capture+of+Hodson%3b+WESTERN+DIVISION.-a063907917
|title=New-look Royals flushed with capture of Hodson
|publisher=The Birmingham Post
|date=5 August, 2000
|accessdate=7 August, 2010}}</ref> He debuted in the 2-1 [[Southern Football League]] Western Division defeat to [[Evesham United F.C.|Evesham United]] on 19 August with his final appearance being the 2-1 home defeat to [[Mangotsfield United F.C.|Mangotsfield United]] on 5 May, 2001.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FOOTBALL%3a+ROVERS+GET+DR+MARTENS+BOOT%3b+Western+Division.-a074289656
|title=Rovers get Dr Martens boot
|publisher=[[Sunday Mercury]]
|date=6 May, 2001
|accessdate=7 August, 2010}}</ref> He was forced to retire in the summer of 2001 due to knee problems that would not be improved with surgery.<ref name="retirement"></ref>


==Relegations==
==Relegations==

Revision as of 18:34, 7 August 2010

Simeon Hodson
Personal information
Full name Simeon Paul Hodson
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Retired

Simeon Paul Hodson is a former professional footballer who made 237 appearances in the football league, principally for his hometown team Lincoln City and for West Bromwich Albion, before moving into the non-league ranks. He spent a number of seasons playing in the football conference, making a total of 216 league appearances at this level. He was the captain of the champions Kidderminster Harriers in 1993–1994 and also represented the England semi-professional football team. He retired in the summer of 2001 with a knee-injury[1].

Sutton Coldfield Town

Following the relegation of Altrincham from the Football Conference into the Northern Premier League, the increased travelling committments required of the Tamworth-based Hodson meant he looked for a team close to home, spending pre-season with both Rugby United and Sutton Coldfield Town before agreeing a deal with the latter.[2] He debuted in the 2-1 Southern Football League Western Division defeat to Evesham United on 19 August with his final appearance being the 2-1 home defeat to Mangotsfield United on 5 May, 2001.[3] He was forced to retire in the summer of 2001 due to knee problems that would not be improved with surgery.[1]

Relegations

Simeon was known as something of a football Jonah during his career due to the number of relegations he suffered[4] . He has been involved in teams relegated from the top five levels of the English football league system. In his debut season, 1983–84, he was part of the Notts County team relegated from First Division. In 1990–91 he was part of the West Bromwich Albion team relegated from the Second Division. His two seasons, 1985–86 and 1986–87, with Lincoln City saw him relegated from first the Third Division and then the Fourth Division. In 1999–2000 he was relegated from the football conference with Altrincham. In 1992–93 he was a member of the Mansfield Town team relegated from the Second Division which, following the inception of the FA Premier League, was now the third level of the league system. Thus, he can also claim to have been relegated from the top five levels of the English football league system with five different clubs.

It is worth noting that, though he left before the season's end, he played for Notts County in the 1984–85 season when they went on to be relegated from the Second Division. Consequently, his first four seasons saw him involved with clubs relegated from the top four levels in order. To cap it all off, his fifth season (1987–88) saw him initially at Newport County who went on to be relegated from the Fourth Division.

Career after football

Having previously worked as a watchmaker and in distribution, in October 2006, Hodson joined Warwickshire Police as the Police Community Support Officer for Ansley Common, Ansley Village, Whitacre and Arley[5]. He is now responsible for the Baddesley Ensor, Grendon and also the Dordon area.[6] Residing in Glascote, in Autumn 2008 he, along with a 16-year-old boy, helped save the life of a woman after she had fallen into a canal at Fazeley. Hodson was off duty at the time and had passed the scene whilst out jogging with his daughter.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ex-England defender Hodson forced to quit". Non League Daily. 26 August 2001. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  2. ^ "New-look Royals flushed with capture of Hodson". The Birmingham Post. 5 August, 2000. Retrieved 7 August, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Rovers get Dr Martens boot". Sunday Mercury. 6 May, 2001. Retrieved 7 August, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  4. ^ Sean Ingle (20 February 2002). "Which player has been relegated the most?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  5. ^ "Three new PCSO's for North Warwickshire". Warwickshire Police Media Portal. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  6. ^ "Your team - The North Warwickshire North Safer Neighbourhood Team The North Warwickshire North Safer Neighbourhood Team". Retrieved 2009-02-13. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 66 (help)
  7. ^ "Boy helps save girl's life at Fazeley Canal". Tamworth Herald. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
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