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William Hodge was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers and Brentford as a full back.

William Hodge

Personal information
Full name	William Hodge[1]
Date of birth	(1904-08-31)31 August 1904
Place of birth	Croy, Scotland[2]
Position(s)	Full back, wing half
Youth career
0000–1924	Baillieston
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1924–1927	Rangers	2	(0)
1927–1935	Brentford	118	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Hodge 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

Hodge was born in Croy and grew up in Twechar.[2] His brother Robert was also a footballer.[3][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

Brentford

• Football League Third Division South: 1932–33[4]
• London Charity Fund: 1928[6]

References

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