Billy Dodds
William Dodds (born 5 February 1969) is a Scottish football coach and former player who was most recently the manager of Scottish Championship club Inverness Caledonian Thistle and works with BBC Scotland match commentary these days.
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Billy Dodds in 2008 with Qots the start of his coaching career | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Dodds | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | New Cumnock, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Chelsea | 3 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 30 | (9) |
| 1989–1994 | Dundee | 174 | (68) |
| 1994 | St Johnstone | 20 | (6) |
| 1994–1998 | Aberdeen | 140 | (49) |
| 1998–1999 | Dundee United | 45 | (25) |
| 1999–2003 | Rangers | 65 | (21) |
| 2003–2006 | Dundee United | 68 | (14) |
| 2006 | Partick Thistle | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 547 | (192) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2001 | Scotland | 26 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Dundee United (caretaker) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His playing career started with English club Chelsea and the rest of his career was spent in Scotland with Partick Thistle, Dundee, St Johnstone, Aberdeen, Dundee United and Rangers. Dodds made 26 appearances for Scotland, scoring seven goals.
He has had coaching spells at Queen of the South, Dundee, Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. After a spell as their assistant manager, Inverness appointed Dodds as their manager in 2021. He guided them to the 2023 Scottish Cup final, but was sacked later that year.