William Dodds

William Dodds
Personal information
Full name	William Dodds
Date of birth	1885
Place of birth	Sunderland, County Durham, England
Position(s)	Inside-right
Youth career
	Southwick
Senior career*
Years	Team
1906–1907	Burslem Port Vale
	Oldham Athletic
	Linfield
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Dodds (born 1885; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played at inside-right for Southwick, Burslem Port Vale, Oldham Athletic, and Linfield.

Playing career

Dodds played for Southwick, before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1906.^[1] He scored on his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Leicester Fosse at the Athletic Ground on 1 September.^[1] He played in 42 games that season, bagging 14 goals in the process.^[1] However, in the summer of 1907 the club went into financial meltdown and were forced to released all of its players.^[1] Dodds moved on to Oldham Athletic, and later played for Linfield.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 86. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

[kent-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 86. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

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