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John Hodgkinson (footballer, born 1883)

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John Hodgkinson
Personal information
Full name John Chapman Hodgkinson[1]
Date of birth December 1883[2]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Date of death 15 June 1915(1915-06-15) (aged 31)[3]
Place of death near Krithia, Ottoman Turkey[2]
Position(s) Inside left, outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1906 Stockport County 28 (6)
1907–1908 Stockport County 17 (3)
Haslingden
Nelson
Rochdale
1911 Grimsby Town 12 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Chapman Hodgkinson (December 1883 – 5 June 1915) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Stockport County and Grimsby Town.[1] He was nicknamed "Cobbler".[2]

Personal life

Hodgkinson served in the British Army as a territorial.[4] He later re-enlisted as a private in the East Lancashire Regiment during the First World War.[2] Hodgkinson served at Gallipoli and was killed in action during an Ottoman counterattack at the Third Battle of Krithia on 5 June 1915.[2] He was originally reported as missing in action, but his status was changed to presumed dead soon after.[2] Hodgkinson's body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.[2][4][3]

See also

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stockport County 1904–05[5] Lancashire Combination First Division 26 6 4 0 30 6
1905–06[5] Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 28 6 4 0 32 6
Stockport County 1907–08[5] Second Division 7 2 0 0 7 2
1908–09[5] 10 1 0 0 10 1
Total 45 9 4 0 49 9
Career total 45 9 4 0 49 9

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 140. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Burnley Roll of Honour – Private John Chapman Hodkinson". www.burnleyinthegreatwar.info. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b "John Hodgkinson – Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d Watts, Ian. "John Hodgkinson County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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