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Norman Bodell
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-01-29) 29 January 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth Oldham, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1963 Rochdale 79 (1)
1963–1967 Crewe Alexandra 109 (2)
1967–1968 Halifax Town 36 (0)
Altrincham
Managerial career
1969–1970 Barrow
1978 Blackburn Rovers (caretaker manager)
1982 Birmingham City (caretaker manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norman Bodell (born 29 January 1938 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer, coach, manager and scout. He played as a defender, making 224 appearances in the Football League for Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra and Halifax Town before moving into non-League football with Altrincham. He played for Rochdale in the final of the 1962 League Cup which they lost to Norwich City over two legs.[1]

He took over as manager of Barrow during the 1968–69 after the resignation of player-manager Colin Appleton, and was sacked in February 1970[2] with the club heading for relegation to the Fourth Division. He went on to coach the reserve team at Wolverhampton Wanderers[3] and the first team at Preston North End under Bobby Charlton's management[4] before becoming Jim Smith's assistant at Blackburn Rovers. When Smith was sacked in March 1978, Bodell acted as caretaker manager for nine games until Jim Iley was appointed, and then rejoined Smith at Birmingham.[5] This situation was repeated four years later when Smith's dismissal in February 1982 left Bodell as caretaker for two matches until the appointment of Ron Saunders.[6] Bodell remained at Birmingham as chief scout.[7]

Honours

Notes

  1. ^ Fort, Didier (25 February 2001). "England - League Cup Finals 1961–2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 November 2001.
  2. ^ "Lochhead joins Aston Villa". The Times. 13 February 1970. p. 13. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |format= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ Harrison, Gerry (20 October 1971). "Dougan and Wagstaffe should play". The Times. p. 10. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |format= requires |url= (help)
  4. ^ "The Big Interview: Mike Elwiss". Lancashire Evening Post. 15 December 2003. Retrieved 25 November 2007.
  5. ^ "Iley to take over at Blackburn". The Times. 15 April 1978. p. 6. Norman Bodell, who has been caretaker manager at Ewood Park since Mr Smith left for Birmingham, is to join his former boss at St Andrews. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |format= requires |url= (help)
  6. ^ Jones, Stuart (19 February 1982). "Villa's loss becomes Birmingham's gain". The Times. p. 20. Norman Bodell, acting as manager since Jim Smith was suddenly dismissed on Monday, will be in charge of the side for the local derby. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |format= requires |url= (help)
  7. ^ "Scout spying on the pitch". The Times. 8 January 1983. p. 16. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |format= requires |url= (help)
  • Norman Bodell at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  • Profile at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.


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