James Angus Dodds (7 September 1914 – 26 January 1942) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Fulham and Gillingham.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Angus Dodds | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1914[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 26 January 1942 (aged 27)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Singapore | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933 | Model | ||
| 1934 | Linfield | ||
| 1935–1936 | Fulham | 1 | (0) |
| 1936–1937 | Gillingham | 26 | (7) |
| 1937 | Glentoran | ||
| 1938 | Worcester City | ||
| 1939 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editDodds served as a flight sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[2] He was mentioned in despatches twice during his service.[4][5] Dodds was killed on 26 January 1942 aboard Lockheed Hudson AE602 when it was shot down by Japanese Ki-27 fighters during the Battle of Singapore.[2][4][6][7] The bomber had been returning to base after conducting a raid on Japanese ships landing at Endau.[6] Dodds is commemorated on the Kranji War Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | Other | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fulham | 1935–36[1] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gillingham | 1936–37[1] | Third Division North | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 |
| Career total | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Jim Dodds at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d "Casualty Details: James Angus Dodds". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Gillingham make £1,000 profit. No longer Cinderella of League III". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Flight Sergeant James Angus DODDS (966370) of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve". RAFCommands. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "No. 35284". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 September 1941. p. 5576.
- ^ a b "Casualties 25-28 Jan 1942". Rafweb. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ White, Alex (2 December 2020). "Fulham and the Second World War Part 5 - Fulham's Wartime Internationals, Guest Players and Players Killed During the War". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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