David Hodgson (footballer)

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]

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

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

• First Division: 1982–83, 1983–84
• FA Charity Shield: 1982^[7]
• European Cup: 1983–84

Sunderland

• Football League Cup runner-up: 1984–85

England U21

• UEFA Under-21 Championship: 1982

Managerial statistics

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

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.

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)