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David Hodgson (footballer)

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David Hodgson
Personal information
Full name David James Hodgson
Date of birth (1960-08-06) 6 August 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1982 Middlesbrough 125 (16)
1982–1984 Liverpool 48 (4)
1984–1986 Sunderland 40 (5)
1986–1987 Norwich City 6 (1)
1987 → Middlesbrough (loan) 2 (0)
1987–1988 Xerez 14 (0)
1988–1989 Sheffield Wednesday 11 (1)
1989–1990 Mazda ? (?)
1990–1992 Metz 38 (0)
1992 Swansea City 3 (0)
Total 287 (27)
International career
1980–1982 England U21 7 (2)
Managerial career
1995 Darlington
1996–2000 Darlington
2003–2006 Darlington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David James Hodgson (born 6 August 1960) is an English former footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Liverpool,[2] Norwich City, Sunderland, Swansea[3] and Sheffield Wednesday, as well as top division clubs FC Metz in France, Mazda in Japan, and Jerez Club Deportivo in Spain. During his two-year spell at Liverpool he helped them win the First Division twice. He made 49 appearances in total between 1982 and 1984.[4]

He was a member of the 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship-winning England under-21 team.[5]

He was director of sport at bhpsport, a division of Blackett Hart & Pratt LLP. He left his post as Darlington manager in October 2006,[6] where he was in his third spell in charge of the team, managing over 400 games. In 2004, he wrote a book titled Three Times A Quaker: My World of Football and Passion for Darlington F.C. published by Speakeasy Publishing. Voted in top 25 North East Managers of all time.

Honours

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As a player

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Liverpool

Sunderland

England U21

  • UEFA Under-21 Championship: 1982

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Record
G W L D Win %
Darlington August 1995 December 1995 21 7 5 9 33.3
Darlington August 1996 August 2000 215 76 81 58 35.3
Darlington October 2003 September 2006 144 51 51 42 35.4

References

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  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ "Hodgson's back with Darlington". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool, UK. 16 November 1996. p. 61.
  3. ^ "Pembridge no to £1.5 million transfer". Newcastle Journal. Newcastle, UK. 27 March 1992. p. 42.
  4. ^ "David Hodgson". lfchistory.net. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Match results under 21 1976–1990". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ Craig Stoddart. "Hodgson sacked". thenorthernecho.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  7. ^ "1982/83 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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