Ashley Dodd

Ashley Dodd

Personal information
Full name	Ashley Dodd
Date of birth	7 January 1982
Place of birth	Stafford, England
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000–2001	Manchester United	0	(0)
2001	→ Port Vale (loan)	3	(0)
2001–2002	Port Vale	9	(1)
2002–2003	Moor Green
2003	Stafford Rangers
2003–2004	Hednesford Town[1][2]	17	(0)
2004–2005	Gresley Rovers[3]	53	(6)
Total		82+	(7+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ashley Dodd (born 7 January 1982) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played sixteen games for Port Vale in the Football League in the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons. A former Manchester United youngster, he later played for non-league sides Moor Green, Stafford Rangers, Hednesford Town, and Gresley Rovers.

Playing career

Dodd started his career with Premier League giants Manchester United, but in March 2001 he was loaned out to Port Vale in the Second Division.^[4] After impressing at Vale the move was made permanent two months later. Signing a one-year contract in May 2001,^[5] he scored one goal in 13 games, appearing fairly regularly in the first half of the 2001–02 season. However he did not play a game in the 2002 end of the season and was released in April 2002. He went from Moor Green to Stafford Rangers in August 2002 and signed for Hednesford Town in 2003. After moving to Gresley Rovers in 2004, he left the club in May 2005.

Post-retirement

In June 2009 he joined St Peter, who play in the Channel Islands.^[6]

References

1. 2002-03 stats pitmenweb.com
2. 2003-04 stats pitmenweb.com
3. Gresley Rovers stats
4. "Transfer deadline moves". BBC Sport. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
5. "Vale duo agree new deals". BBC Sport. 14 May 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
6. "Two top players join St Paul’s". This Is Jersey. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.

External links

• Ashley Dodd career statistics at Soccerbase
• Company website