Dusty Rhodes (footballer)

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Dusty Rhodes
Rhodes with Brentford in 1911.
Personal information
Full name Ephraim Rhodes[1]
Date of birth (1882-08-16)16 August 1882
Place of birth South Bank, England
Date of death 30 September 1960(1960-09-30) (aged 78)
Place of death Hounslow, England
Position(s)
Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1901 South Bank
1901–1902 Grangetown Athletic
1902–1908 Sunderland 115 (5)
1908–1919 Brentford 206 (2)
Managerial career
1912–1915 Brentford (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ephraim Rhodes (16 August 1882 – 30 September 1960) was an English professional

Football League for Sunderland in the early 20th century. He also played for and managed Brentford in the Southern League and was posthumously inducted into the club's Hall of Fame
in May 2015.

Playing career

Sunderland

Born in

1907–08 would be Rhodes' final season with Sunderland, in which he made only eight appearances, but he scored his only goal for the club from open play.[8] He made 120 appearances and scored five goals in a six-season spell with the Rokerites.[9]

Brentford

Rhodes moved to

post-war season of competitive football in September 1919,[14] but did not make an appearance and subsequently retired as a player.[15]

Coaching and managerial career

Rhodes became

trainer in 1922 and served until 1925.[2]

Personal life

Rhodes married Daisy Caroline Shinner in 1904 and they had three children.[19] He served in the Royal Army Pay Corps (Royal Fusiliers) during the First World War.[18] Rhodes' younger brother Ernie was also a footballer and the pair played together at Grangetown Athletic and Sunderland.[20] Following his time at Brentford, Rhodes became a supporter of the club.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland
1902–03[4]
First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
1903–04[5]
15 0 1 0 16 0
1904–05[6]
28 1 0 0 28 1
1905–06[21]
24 1 0 0 24 1
1906–07[7]
35 2 4 0 39 2
1907–08[8]
8 1 0 0 8 1
Total 115 5 5 0 120 5
Brentford 1908–09[13] Southern League First Division 32 0 2 0 34 0
1909–10[13] 34 2 2 0 36 2
1910–11[13] 33 0 1 0 34 0
1911–12[13] 29 0 5 0 34 0
1912–13[13] 33 0 0 0 33 0
1913–14[13] Southern League Second Division 23 0 3 0 26 0
1914–15[13] 22 0 2 0 24 0
Total 206 2 15 0 221 2
Career total 321 7 20 0 341 7

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Brentford 14 November 1912 April 1915 87 38 19 30 043.7 [13]
Total 87 38 19 30 043.7

Honours

Brentford

Individual

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e "One hundred and eighty notable local players of yesteryears". CommuniGate. 6 August 1916. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  3. ^ "The Football Association – Season 1902–03 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "1902–03 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "1903–04 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b "1904–05 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "1906–07 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b "1907–08 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Dusty Rhodes". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  10. ^ White 1989, p. 92.
  11. ^ "The Football Association – Season 1908–09 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b Haynes 1998, p. 119.
  13. ^ .
  14. ^ "The Football Association – Season 1919–20 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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  16. ^ White 1989, pp. 99–100.
  17. ^ Brentford F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  18. ^ .
  19. ^ "RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Devon and Cornwall Families". Wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  20. ^ "Grangetown St Matthews". CommuniGate. 6 August 1916. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  21. ^ "1905–06 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  22. ^ Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.