Les Dodds (footballer, born 1936)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Dodds | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1936[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1960 | Sunderland | 6 | (0) |
| 1960–196? | Stamfordham A.F.C | ? | (?) |
| Total | 6 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1952 | England Schoolboys | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leslie (Les) Dodds (born 12 October 1936) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sunderland[2] and England Schoolboys.[3]
Sunderland A.F.C
Les Dodds played for Sunderland in the First Division of English Football. During this time, Sunderland played their home games at Roker Park.
He started in 4 First Division games in the 1954/55 season. He was selected for his professional debut on 21 August 1954 by manager Bill Murray to play in the 4-2 home victory against West Bromwich Albion. His debut came in place of Willie Fraser who could not get leave from the Army and Jimmy Cowan who wasn't fit to play. During this game he played alongside Len Shackleton, Stan Anderson, Ray Daniel, George Aitken. Tommy Wright, Ken Chisholm, Jack Hedley, Joe McDonald, Ted Purdon and Billy Elliott.[4] He next played in the 1-0 defeat away at Everton. He next played in the 2nd April 1955 1-1 draw at home to Leicester City before finishing the season in the final game away at Manchester City, finishing with a 1-0 loss.[5]
In the 1955/56 season, he played in the 3-2 home victory against Charlton Athletic on 26th November 1955 and a 2-1 defeat away at Manchester United on 3rd December 1955.[6]
England Schoolboys
Les Dodds played in a Schools' International match vs Scotland at Wembley on April 5, 1952 in front of a crowd of 80,312 culminating in a 1-0 win for England.[7] Also featuring in the match was Duncan Edwards one of the Busby Babes.[3]
This match was notable for being the first football match to be televised in Scotland, having occurred on 5 April, it commenced prior to the Arsenal vs Hibernian match on 22 October, which was the first match televised in Scotland to feature a professional Scottish club.[7]
References
- ^ "Les Dodds". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "England v Scotland 1952 – School Boys Duncan Edwards Played DATE 05/04/52 England v Scotland 1952 1951/52 Football Programme. Condition V Good,cfld,lcr,slrs, Click Abbreviations Key Football Programme .COM Football Programmes Memorabilia". FootballProgramme.com. 26 April 2017.
- ^ https://rokerreport.sbnation.com/2024/8/21/24224271/on-this-day-21st-august-1954-baggies-sent-packing-by-the-mackems-on-the-opening-day
- ^ https://www.transfermarkt.com/leslie-dodds/leistungsdaten/spieler/1299715/plus/1?saison=1954
- ^ https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leslie-dodds/leistungsdaten/spieler/1299715/plus/0?saison=1955
- ^ a b "England 1-0 Scotland (lost footage of Schools' International football match; 1952) - The Lost Media Wiki". lostmediawiki.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.