David James Hodgson (born 6 August 1960) is an English former footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Norwich City, Sunderland 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 .[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | David James Hodgson | ||
Date of birth | (1960-08-06) 6 August 1960 (age 62) | ||
Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
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) |
1978–1992 | Total | 287 | (27) |
National team | |||
1980–1982 | England U-21s | 7 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
1995 | Darlington | ||
1996–2000 | Darlington | ||
2003–2006 | Darlington | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He was director of sport at bhpsport, a division of Blackett Hart & Pratt LLP. He left his post as Darlington manager in October 2006, 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 .
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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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 |
Darlington F.C. – managers | |
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