Bill Dodgin Jr.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Dodgin | ||
Date of birth | 4 November 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
Date of death | 17 June 2000 (aged 68) | ||
Place of death | Woking, England[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1948–1949 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
1949–1952 | Fulham | 35 | (0) |
1952–1961 | Arsenal | 191 | (0) |
1961–1964 | Fulham | 69 | (0) |
Total | 295 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1954 | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1968 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
1969–1972 | Fulham | ||
1973–1976 | Northampton Town | ||
1976–1980 | Brentford | ||
1980–1982 | Northampton Town | ||
1984–1985 | Woking | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Dodgin (4 November 1931 – 17 June 2000) was an English football player and manager.
Club career
Dodgin was born in
He soon switched to
After the departure of regular centre half Ray Daniel to Sunderland that summer, Dodgin became first choice at the back for Arsenal, missing only three matches that season. However, despite his height, Dodgin was a rather cumbersome defender, and could not live up to the performances of his predecessor. He was dropped at the start of 1954–55 in favour of Jim Fotheringham. He returned in 1956–57 and was a regular in the side for the next four seasons. All through this time, Arsenal were going through a barren patch, and apart from a third-place finish in 1958–59, they were never close to winning a trophy. In total he played 208 matches for Arsenal, scoring only one goal.[4][5]
Dodgin was given a
International career
Although Dodgin played for and captained England at under-23 level,[6] he never appeared for the full international team.
Management career
After retiring from the game, Dodgin became a coach, first at
He then took the manager's job at Fulham in December 1968. Although the club were relegated from the Second Division to the Third that season, Dodgin stayed with the club and they were promoted to the Second Division in 1971. However, Fulham struggled to stay afloat in the Second Division, and despite avoiding relegation in 1972 he was sacked.[8]
Dodgin later managed
Honours
Player
- Arsenal
Coach
- Queens Park Rangers[7]
- 1966–67
References
General
- Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.
- Bill Dodgin at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Specific
- ^ "Bill Dodgin Jr". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Bill Dodgin | Arsenal Player Database | History". Arsenal Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "1952–53 competition statistics". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Bill Dodgin". Arsenal.com.
- ^ "Bill Dodgin". 11v11.com.
- ^ "England – U-23 International Results – Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 April 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ a b "SportsFile: Caught in Time: QPR win League Cup, 1967". The Times.co.uk.
- ^ "Bill Dodgin Jr". Fulham FC.com.
- ^ Hodgkins, Leila. "Woking | Clubs | The Non-League Club Directory". www.non-leagueclubdirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Where Are They Now? Northampton Town 1975–76 Division Four Runners Up". The League Paper.com.
- ^ "Northampton Town: Cobblers old boys to turn out for Phillips". Northampton Chronic.co.uk.
- ^ "1953/54 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.