Jack Dodds

Jack Dodds
Personal information
Full name John Thomas Dodds[1]
Date of birth 1885
Place of birth Hexham, England
Date of death 1940 (aged 5455)[1]
Playing position Outside forward, inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Northern Star
1905–1906 Newcastle United 5 (0)
1908 Oldham Athletic 8 (0)
1918Heart of Midlothian (guest) 1 (0)
Darlington
Merthyr Town
Stalybridge Celtic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Thomas "Jack" Dodds (1885–1940) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic and Newcastle United.[1]

Personal life

Dodds enlisted as a private in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[2] He later served in the Labour Corps.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 83. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "The Story of the Footballers' Battalions in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  3. "Medal Index Cards Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 2015-12-16.


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