William Hodge was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers and Brentford as a full back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Hodge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Croy, Scotland[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Full back, wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1924 | Baillieston | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1924–1927 | Rangers | 2 | (0) |
| 1927–1935 | Brentford | 118 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editHodge began his career in Scotland with Scottish Division One club Rangers, but was behind Tommy Muirhead in the half back pecking order and made only two appearances for the club.[3] He moved to England to join Third Division South club Brentford in August 1927.[4] An injury to Tom Adamson in October 1929 allowed Hodge to blossom as a full back.[4] Hodge was part of the Bees team which was crowned Third Division South champions at the end of the 1932–33 season, making 25 appearances.[5] In the Second Division, Hodge lost his place at full back to Arthur Bateman and departed the club in 1935.[4] Hodge made 125 appearances and scored one goal during his seven years at Griffin Park.[4]
Personal life
editHodge was born in Croy and grew up in Twechar.[2] His brother Robert was also a footballer.[3][4]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 1925–26[3] | Scottish Division One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brentford | 1927–28[5] | Third Division South | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 1928–29[5] | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1929–30[5] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1930–31[5] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1931–32[5] | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 1932–33[5] | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1933–34[5] | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 125 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 127 | 1 | ||
Honours
editBrentford
- Football League Third Division South: 1932–33[4]
- London Charity Fund: 1928[6]
References
edit- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 140. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "The Brentford Spotlight – Intimate Pen-portraits of Popular "Bees"". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 7 April 1933.
- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b c d e f Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 77. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d e f g h White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 369–372. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ Argus (16 November 1928). "A Changed Brentford". The Brentford & Chiswick Times.
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