Gordon Hodgson
Gordon Hodgson (16 April 1904 – 14 June 1951) was a professional sportsman, born in Transvaal Colony, who is best known as a striker for Liverpool and as a fast bowler for Lancashire. He won two international caps for South Africa and three for England.
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Hodgson in the 1932–33 season | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 April 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Benoni, Transvaal Colony | ||
| Date of death | 14 June 1951 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1919–1921 | Benoni | ||
| 1921–1922 | Rustenburg | ||
| 1922–1924 | Pretoria | ||
| 1924–1925 | Transvaal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1925–1936 | Liverpool | 358 | (233) |
| 1936–1937 | Aston Villa | 28 | (11) |
| 1937–1939 | Leeds United | 81 | (51) |
| Total | 467 | (295) | |
| International career | |||
| 1924 | South Africa | 2 | (0) |
| 1930–1931 | England | 3 | (1) |
| The Football League | 2 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1946–1951 | Port Vale | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hodgson signed for Liverpool on 14 December 1925, going on to score 241 goals in 377 appearances for the Anfield club. He transferred to Aston Villa on 8 January 1936 and scored 11 goals in 28 appearances for the Villans, before joining Leeds United in March 1937, scoring 53 goals in 85 appearances for the Elland Road club. In total Hodgson scored 305 goals in 490 appearances for his three English clubs, 295 of which came in 467 games in the Football League with the other ten coming in the FA Cup from 23 appearances.
He was appointed Port Vale manager in 1946, a position he would hold until his death in 1951.