Bill Dodd (footballer)

Bill Dodd
Personal information
Full name William Dodd[1]
Date of birth (1936-09-30)30 September 1936[1]
Place of birth Bedlington, England
Date of death 14 January 2015(2015-01-14) (aged 78)
Place of death Reedley Hallows, England
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1956 Whitley Bay
1956–1958 Burnley 0 (0)
1958–1959 Workington 1 (1)
1959– Halifax Town
Rossendale United
Total 1 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


William "Bill" Dodd (30 September 1936 – 14 January 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Burnley and Workington and in non-League football for Halifax Town and Rossendale United.[2][3][4]

Career

Born in Bedlington, Northumberland, Dodd started his career with Whitley Bay in the North Eastern League when he was spotted by scouts from Football League First Division side Burnley.[2] He signed for the Clarets in January 1956 and made his first appearance representing the 'A' side.[2] In the 1956–57 season he was the top goalscorer for the 'A' side with 19 goals in the Lancashire Football League.[2] During his two seasons with the club he also featured in a number of reserve games, scoring two hat-tricks in The Central League. One of these was against fierce local rivals Blackburn Rovers in February 1958.[2] He left Turf Moor in 1958 and signed for Football League Fourth Division side Workington, where he went on to make his only league appearance, scoring in the process.[2][5] He later had trials with Halifax Town and Rossendale United of the Lancashire Combination.[2]

Personal life

Dodd died on 14 January 2015 in Reedley Hallows, Lancashire, at the age of 78, survived by his wife Irene, son Kevin and daughter Sara.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Bill Dodd 1936–2015". Burnley F.C. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Former Burnley player Bill Dodd dies – aged 78". Lancashire Telegraph. Blackburn. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "William Dodd : Obituary". Burnley Express. Burnley. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "WORKINGTON : 1951/52 - 1976/77". Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 January 2015.


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