Tommy Codd
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Henry Codd[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Grimsby, England | ||
| Date of death | 1961 (aged 70–71)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Goole Town | |||
| 1914–1915 | Leicester Fosse | 13 | (0) |
| Harrogate | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Henry "Tommy" Codd (1890–1961) was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse.[1]
Personal life
Codd enlisted in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[2] In June 1916, Codd was hit by shrapnel in the left eye at Vimy Ridge and suffering from severe shell shock, was carried two miles back to safety under heavy fire by fellow footballer Arthur Mounteney.[3] Codd lost the eye.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 88. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ "Memorial will honour Leicester footballers who served in First World War". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Leicester Fosse and the First World War: Part 10". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part One". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs
- 1890 births
- 1961 deaths
- People from Grimsby
- English footballers
- The Football League players
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- Goole A.F.C. players
- Harrogate Town F.C. players
- British Army soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Midland Football League players