Bill Dodgin Sr.

Bill Dodgin Sr.
Personal information
Full name William Dodgin[1]
Date of birth 17 April 1909
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Date of death 16 October 1999(1999-10-16) (aged 90)[2]
Place of death Godalming, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Gateshead High Fell
Wallsend
Kirkley & Waveney
Lowestoft Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1932 Huddersfield Town 10 (0)
1932–1934 Lincoln City 46 (1)
1934–1936 Charlton Athletic 29 (0)
1936–1937 Bristol Rovers 30 (1)
1937–1939 Clapton Orient 62 (1)
1939–1946 Southampton 0 (0)
Total 177 (3)
Managerial career
1946–1949 Southampton
1949–1953 Fulham
1953–1957 Brentford
1957–1958 Sampdoria
1959–1960 Yiewsley
1969–1972 Bristol Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Dodgin (17 April 1909 – 16 October 1999) was an English professional footballer who played as a left half and later worked as a manager, coach and scout.

Football career

Dodgin played in the Football League, most notably for Clapton Orient and Lincoln City and after retiring, he turned to management with Southampton, Fulham, Brentford, Sampdoria and Yiewsley.[1][3] Dodgin later served former club Bristol Rovers as a coach, chief scout (1961–1969, 1972–1979) and manager (1969–1972).[4] After his retirement as Bristol Rovers' chief scout in 1979, Dodgin served as a consultant at Brentford, where his son Bill Dodgin Jr. was manager.[5][6] He retired from football in 1981.[7]

Personal life

Bill Dodgin's brother Norman and son Bill also became footballers,[8] with the latter playing under his father's management at Southampton and Fulham.[9] Prior to turning professional with Huddersfield Town in 1928, he worked as a miner.[7] During the Second World War he worked at an aircraft factory in Hamble-le-Rice and played football for their works team Folland Aircraft.[10] While manager of Yiewsley, he ran a tobacconists and sweet shop in Byfleet.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huddersfield Town 1930–31[11] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1931–32[11] First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
1932–33[11] First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
Total 10 0 0 0 10 0
Southampton 1945–46[12] ― 4 0 4 0
Career total 10 0 4 0 14 0

Honours

  • Bell's Merit Award[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 83. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Bill Dodgin". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Bristol Rovers have appointed Bill Dodgin the former manager of Fulham and Southampton as their chief scout". Evening Post. 15 August 1961. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Nostalgia". Western Daily Press. 4 December 1979. p. 16.
  6. ^ "Derailed". Sunday Mirror. 30 December 1979. p. 47.
  7. ^ a b c d Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 177–178. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  8. ^ "1953–1957 Norman Dodgin". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Bill Dodgin Junior 1968–1972". Fulham Football Club. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Albie Roles: An Appreciation". Southampton FC. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  11. ^ a b c Bill Dodgin Sr. at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  12. ^ "Bill Dodgin". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
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