Jack Dodds
Personal information | |||
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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) |
1918 | → Heart 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
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 83. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ "The Story of the Footballers' Battalions in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Medal Index Cards Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
Categories:
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs
- 1885 births
- People from Hexham
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Association football outside forwards
- Association football inside forwards
- British Army soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. wartime guest players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Merthyr Town F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- 1940 deaths