| Gordon Hodgson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 16, 1904 | |
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Date of death | 14 June 1951 (aged 47) | |
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1919–1921 1921–1922 |
Benoni FC Rustenburg FC |
|
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1922–1924 1924–1925 1925–1936 1936–1937 1937–1939 |
Pretoria Transvaal Liverpool Aston Villa Leeds United |
358 (233) 81 (51) |
| National team | ||
| 1930–1931 | England | 3 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1946–1951 | Port Vale | |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Gordon Hodgson (16 April 1904 – 14 June 1951) was a sportsman, being best known for as a striker for Liverpool F.C. and also a first-class cricketer for Lancashire, he also excelled at Baseball. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each
Contents |
Life and playing career
Hodgson was born to English parents in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. Gauteng (xaʊˈtɛŋ Sotho xɑ́útʼèŋ̀ is a province of South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa .
As a footballer
Hodgson was spotted by Liverpool officials when touring England with South African side Transvaal F. C and was signed by manager Matt McQueen on the 14 December 1925 along with fellow countrymen Arthur Riley and James Gray, he made his debut against Man City at Maine Road on the 27 February 1926 in a 1-1 draw, he opened his account 11 days later when he got a brace against the other Mancunian side and bitter rivals Man Utd at Old Trafford on the 10 March, a game ended in a 2 all draw, he went on to play 12 more games during the run in to the end of his first season for the Reds scoring 4 goals. Matthew 'Matt' McQueen (born May 18, 1863 - died September 28, 1944) was a Scottish football player who became a director Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Riley (born 26 December 1903 was a South African who played football for Liverpool. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club This article is about the stadium for the football club see Maine Road F Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing
The 2 goals against United were a taste of things to come as Gordon went from strength to strength in front of goal, scoring goals for fun, in-fact the only thing missing from what would have been a perfect career was honours, Liverpool of the day were not a team that challenged the top sides and were even in the shadow of the blue half of Liverpool, Everton. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool.
Gordon scored 18 goals in his first full season but it was the 1930/31 season that was the one to remember for Hodgson as he broke the Anfield goalscoring record banging in 36 goals, all in the league, this following the 32 he scored during the 1928/29 campaign. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anfield is an all-seater Association football Stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hodgson also got 23 in 1927/28, 27 in 1931/32, 24 in 1932/33, 25 in 1933/34 and 29 in 1934/35, a truly remarkable record. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During his time at the club he made 378 appearances, scoring a prolific 240 goals an average of a goal every 1. 56 games. Hodgson goalscoring record was a feat not surpassed until the emergence of 'Sir' Roger Hunt in the 1960s. Roger Hunt MBE (born 20 July 1938 in Golborne, Lancashire) is an English former footballer whose predatory instincts Hodgson 17 hat-tricks is still a Liverpool record, his first hat-trick coming in the 21st, 55th and the 61st minutes of the first division match against Sheff United at Anfield on the 11 September 1926, the other 2 goals were scored by the player who eventually made way for Hodgson, Dick Forshaw. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Richard 'Dick' Forshaw (born 20 August, 1895, died circa 1963 was a footballer who played predominantly for Liverpool and also Merseyside
Hodgson, who stood just 5'9" tall, also picked up 3 caps for England, his debut came on the 20 October 1930 in a 5-1 British Championship match win against Northern Ireland at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, his only international goal came on the 22 November 1930, again, in a British Championship game, this time in a 4-0 victory over Wales at The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony See British Home Championship for the football competition The British Championship is the most prestigious Ice hockey The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. } Bramall Lane Stadium is the home of Sheffield United Football Club in Sheffield, England and is the oldest major stadium in Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. Sainsbury Standjpg|thumb|The Sainsbury's Stand]]Wrexham FCjpg|thumb|The Mold Road Stand looking towards the Kop]] The Racecourse Ground (Y Cae Ras is a Stadium located Wrexham (Wrecsam is a town and principal area in Wales. It is the largest town in North Wales and lies to the east of the region Surprisingly for many, the prolific Hodgson only played for England in one international with Everton's Dixie Dean, the other prolific striker on Merseyside, the two of them would surely have been a handful for any defence put in front of them. William Ralph Dean ( 22 January 1907 - 1 March 1980) popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football Hodgson' England appearances were not his only one's at international level, he, unusually, played for South Africa as well.
The 1935/36 season proved to be the 31 year old Hodgson's final at Liverpool, he was selected 17 times and scored 9 goals, yet again a descent return, he was allowed to leave and signed for recently relegated Aston Villa for £3,000, his stay with Villa in the Second Division was a short one season quickly leaving for Leeds United on the 1 May 1936 where he showed that he still had what it took to score goals at the top level, in his first season at Leeds he played 13 times scoring 6 goals, the usual return everyone had come to expect from the talented Hodgson. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. The following term was much the same with Gordon scoring 26 goals in 38 games including all 4 against his old Merseyside rivals Everton in a 4-4 draw at Elland Road on the 26 February, he also hit 3 against Brentford on the 23 April at home, both hat-tricks were in 1938, he even got a goal at Anfield in a 1-1 draw with his former employers. Elland Road is an all-seater football Stadium situated in the Beeston area of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at The following season was much the same with Gordon hitting 21 in 33 including 5 in the 8-2 thrashing of Leicester City on the 1 October 1938, this still remains a record for Leeds and has never even been equalled. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. again, at Elland Rd, Liverpool again couldn't keep him quiet as Hodgson also repeated his feat of the previous season by scoring the only goal in a 1-1 draw at Anfield.
If it were not for the start Second World War Hodgson would have gone on to surpass 100 games for the Yorkshire club, scoring plenty of goals whilst doing so. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Hodgson carried on playing during the war guesting for Hartlepools United.
Upon the conclusion of World War ll Hodgson took over the managerial reigns at Port Vale in October 1946, it was there that Hodgson began to learn the ropes of management, he was manager when the Valiants moved from the Recreation Ground to their current home of Vale Park in 1950. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Port Vale Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vale Park is the home of the English football club Port Vale. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gordon was still manager of Port Vale in 1951 when he died in Stoke-on-Trent on the 14 June. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the
As a cricketer
Gordon could have quite easily have played more First Class matches than he did, maybe even Test matches, but his true love was football so his cricket stats are somewhat restricted. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations However, Hodgson did manage to make over 50 appearances for Lancashire. Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic
Career details
As a footballer
- Liverpool (1925 - 1936) - 378 appearances, 240 goals
- Aston Villa (1936 - 1937) - ? appearances, ? goals
- Leeds United (1937 - 1939) - 82 appearances, 51 goals
- England (1930 - 1931) - 3 caps, 1 goal
- South Africa (1924) 1 appearances, 0 goals
As a cricketer
- Lancashire C.C.C. (1928-1933) 56 appearances, 244 runs, 148 wickets [1]
As a football manager
- Port Vale F. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana' (The Boys is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic C (1946 - 1951) - Saw Port Vale move to their current home of Vale Park in 1950
External links
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic