Ashley Dodd

Ashley Michael Dodd (born 7 January 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in 16 games for Port Vale in the Football League in the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons. A former Manchester United youngster, he later played for non-League sides Moor Green, Stafford Rangers, Hednesford Town and Gresley Rovers.

Ashley Dodd

Personal information
Full name	Ashley Michael Dodd[1]
Date of birth	(1982-01-07) 7 January 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth	Stafford, England[2]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Manchester United	0	(0)
2001	→ Port Vale (loan)	3	(0)
2001–2002	Port Vale	9	(1)
2002–2003	Moor Green
2003	Stafford Rangers
2003–2004	Hednesford Town	25	(0)
2004–2005	Gresley Rovers	53	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Dodd started his career with Premier League club Manchester United, but in March 2001 he was loaned out to Port Vale in the Second Division.^[3] After impressing at Vale the move was made permanent two months later. Signing a one-year contract in May 2001,^[4] he scored one goal in 13 games, appearing fairly regularly in the first half of the 2001–02 season. However, he did not play a game in the 2002 end of the season and was released in April 2002. He went from Moor Green to Stafford Rangers in August 2002 and signed for Hednesford Town in 2003. He made his full debut for the "Pitmen" on 9 September 2003, in a 1–1 draw away at Grantham Town.^[5] He ended the 2003–04 season with 16 starts and eight substitute appearances.^[5] He moved to Gresley Rovers in 2004 but left the club in May 2005 after scoring six times in 53 appearances.^[6] In June 2009 he joined St Peter, who play in the Channel Islands.^[7]

Career statistics

Source:^[8][5][6]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United	1999–2000	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Port Vale	2000–01	Second Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2001–02	Second Division	9	1	2	0	2	0	13	1
	Total		12	1	2	0	2	0	16	1
Hednesford Town	2002–03	Southern League Premier Division							1	0
	2003–04	Southern League Premier Division							24	0
	Total								25	0
Gresley Rovers	2005–06	Northern Premier League Division One							53	6

References

1. "Ashley Dodd". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
2. "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2001/02". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
3. "Transfer deadline moves". BBC Sport. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
4. "Vale duo agree new deals". BBC Sport. 14 May 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
5. "Stats". hednesfordtown.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
6. Gresley Rovers stats
7. "Two top players join St Paul's". This Is Jersey. 8 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
8. Ashley Dodd at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)