Jock Dodds
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ephraim Dodds | ||
Date of birth | 7 September 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Grangemouth, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 23 February 2007 | (aged 91)||
Place of death | Blackpool, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Medomsley Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1932–1934 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
1934 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
1934–1939 | Sheffield United | 178 | (113) |
1939–1946 | Blackpool[4] | 15 | (13) |
1946 | Shamrock Rovers | 0 | (0) |
1946–1948 | Everton | 55 | (36) |
1948–1950 | Lincoln City | 60 | (39) |
Total | 308 | (201) | |
International career | |||
1939–1946 | Scotland (wartime)[2][3] | 8 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ephraim "Jock" Dodds (7 September 1915 – 23 February 2007)
Club career
Dodds was born in Grangemouth. His father died when he was two years old. His family moved to Durham in 1927 after his mother remarried. Four years later, at the age of 16, he began his career at First Division Huddersfield Town as a centre forward.
In 1934, after just two years with the Terriers, and via a short spell with Lincoln City, he took a free transfer to Second Division Sheffield United. Dodds later became the Blades' leading scorer for four successive seasons, netting a total of 130 goals in just 203 appearances.
His debut came on 15 September 1934, against
His 100th league goal came in his 154th appearance, against
Dodds moved to First Division
On his move to
During World War II, Dodds played guest matches for Manchester United, Fulham and West Ham United. He also made one guest appearance for Clapton Orient, against Queens Park Rangers on 14 October 1944. Orient lost 0-3 before 3,000 spectators.[13]
In seven years at Bloomfield Road, Dodds scored well over 200 goals, including 66 in 1941-2 alone.
He signed for Irish side
International career
Dodds made all eight of his international appearances for Scotland during the wartime period, and thus they are unofficial. On 18 April 1942, he netted a hat-trick in a 5–4 win over England at Hampden Park in front of a crowd of 91,000.[15] Bill Shankly hit Scotland's winning goal. Dodds scored 8 goals in his 6 games versus England.[16]
Post-retirement
After retiring as a player, he tried to recruit players to go to Bogotá, to play in a new league outside FIFA control. He was banned by the Football Association in July 1950 for bringing the game into disrepute, but was later cleared. He decided against taking up positions in football management, and concentrated on business interests in Blackpool, where he said of the town in 1989, "I have lived here ever since [his move from Sheffield in 1939] and love the place."[9]
On 22 February 1989 Dodds was given a certificate for his two-and-a-half-minute hat-trick against Tranmere Rovers in 1942, which had for many years been listed in the Guinness Book of Records. "I have been listed in the Guinness Book of Records for years but I never thought about a certificate until I read about a woman receiving one for being the oldest golfer to hit a hole in one. A friend wrote to the GBR asking if I could have a certificate and they sent one to me."[9]
Dodds' wife died in 2005, and he died two years later, on 24 February 2007 at Blackpool's
Blackpool F.C. Hall of Fame
Dodds was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.[17] Organised by the Blackpool Supporters Association, Blackpool fans around the world voted on their all-time heroes. Five players from each decade are inducted; Dodds is in the 'pre-1950s'.[18]
Career statistics
Sheffield United
Club | Season | Division | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | Other Apps | Other Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sheffield United | 1934–35 | Division Two | 28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 19 |
1935–36 | Division Two | 42 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 40 | |
1936–37 | Division Two | 39 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 28 | |
1937–38 | Division Two | 40 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 23 | |
1938–39 | Division Two | 29 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 20 | |
Total | 178 | 113 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 203 | 130 | ||
Everton | 1946–47 | Division One | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 17 | ||
1947–48 | Division One | 27 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | |||
1948–49 | Division One | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||||
Total | 55 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 37 |
See also
References
- ^ "Sheffield United. Likeliest side for promotion in Division II". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ephraim 'Jock' Dodds, The Scotsman, 2 March 2007 (archive version)
- ^ "Scotland player Jock Dodds (including unofficial matches)". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Only includes pre-War stats
- ^ Period of silence for Jock Dodds Archived 5 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine Everton FC, 5 March 2007 (archive version)
- ISBN 0-9508588-1-1.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4.
- ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4.
- ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
- ^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 34. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Blackpool Downs Arsenal For Title; Wins by 4-2 Before 55,000 to Capture Unofficial Honors in English Soccer". The New York Times. 16 May 1943. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Neilson N. Kaufman, historian Leyton Orient FC.
- ^ Irish Times
- ^ England Wartime/Victory Internationals – RSSSF.com
- ^ "Hughie Gallacher" qosfc.com
- ISBN 978-1-84547-182-8.)
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Further reading
- Calley, Roy (20 October 1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
- Singleton, Steve, ed. (2007). Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC (1 ed.). ISBN 978-1-84547-182-8.)
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External links
- Jock Dodds in the Blackpool Supporters Association Hall of Fame
- Obituary, The Independent, 7 March 2007
- Obituary, The Guardian, 9 May 2007
- Obituary, The Guardian, 13 May 2007