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Edward Hodgson (1885 – 4 August 1919) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He originally played non-league football with his hometown club Chorley before joining Second Division side Burnley in 1911 at the age of 25.[2] He won the FA Cup with the club in 1914.[3] Hodgson went on to make 137 appearances for Burnley, scoring 62 goals.[2][4] He fought in the Manchester Regiment during the First World War,[2] but still represented Burnley as a wartime guest player, scoring 39 goals in 62 matches.

Teddy Hodgson

Personal information
Full name	Edward Hodgson[1]
Date of birth	1885
Place of birth	Chorley, England
Date of death	4 August 1919 (aged 33)[2]
Place of death	Whalley, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1911	Chorley
1911–1919	Burnley	120	(53)
National team
1914	Football League XI	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hodgson contracted a kidney problem while on service and died at Whalley Military Hospital on 4 August 1919.[5][6]

Honours

Burnley

• FA Cup: 1913–14[2]

References

Sources

• FreeBMD. "FreeBMD". Birth and Death registration indexes. FreeBMD. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
• Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. "Chorley". St. Laurence's Church, Baptism registers. Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
• Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. "Burnley". Cemetery registers. Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. Retrieved 8 August 2011.

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