David Hodgson (footballer)

David Hodgson
Personal information
Full name	David James Hodgson
Date of birth	6 August 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Gateshead, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1982	Middlesbrough
1982–1984	Liverpool
1984–1986	Sunderland
1986–1987	Norwich City
1987	→ Middlesbrough (loan)
1987–1988	Xerez
1988–1989	Sheffield Wednesday
1989–1990	Mazda
1990–1992	Metz
1992	Swansea City
Total
International career
1980–1982	England U21
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

As a player

Liverpool

Sunderland

Football League Cup runner-up: 1984–85

England U21

UEFA Under-21 Championship: 1982

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	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

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

External links

David Hodgson at Soccerbase
David Hodgson management career statistics at Soccerbase
Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
Profile at LFCHistory.net
David Hodgson at BDFutbol
David Hodgson – UEFA competition record (archive)

[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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