Joe Dodd

Joe Dodd
Personal information
Full name	Johnny Dodd
Nickname	The Bulldog
Born
Darts information
Playing darts since	1969
Darts	16g
Laterality	Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1980–1991
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16: 1982
World Masters	Last 16: 1982
Updated on 27 March 2019.

Johnny "Joe" Dodd is a retired English professional darts player who competed in the 1980s, reaching a highest world ranking of number 8.

Darts career

Joe started playing darts aged 23. Towards the end of the 1970s, he had begun to forge a strong reputation on the county scene and in open tournaments. He represented both Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire at county level, where he went by the nickname of The Bulldog.

The biggest win of Joe's career came in 1982 when he won the prestigious Embassy LV tournament beating Yorkshireman Brian Langworth in the final.

He competed at the 1982 BDO World Darts Championship and defeated Tim Brown 2-1 in the first round but was defeated in the second round 2-0 by John Lowe.

Joe also enjoyed great success in the playing for Tottenham in the London superleague, at the time probably the strongest in the country. In 1983 he enjoyed a profitable evening, winning the singles, pairs (with Dave Whitcombe) and the mixed pairs (with Sharon Kemp) on the same night.

Joe made 11 appearances for England, winning 8 matches. He made his debut at the Sunderland Empire Theatre against Scotland, beating Jocky Wilson 3-2 for his first win.

World Championship Results

BDO

• 1982: 2nd Round (lost to John Lowe 0-2)

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database