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Jack Dodds
Personal information
Full name John Thomas Dodds[1]
Date of birth 1885
Place of birth Hexham, England
Date of death 1940 (aged 54–55)[1]
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)
1918Heart of Midlothian (guest) 1 (0)
Darlington
Merthyr Town
Stalybridge Celtic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Thomas "Jack" Dodds (1885–1940) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic and Newcastle United.[1]

Personal life

Dodds enlisted as a private in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[2] He later served in the Labour Corps.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 83. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ "The Story of the Footballers' Battalions in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Medal Index Cards Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 16 December 2015.