William Dodds

William Dodds

Personal information
Full name	William Dodds[1]
Date of birth	1885[1]
Place of birth	Sunderland, County Durham, England[1]
Playing position	Inside-right
Youth career
	Southwick
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1906–1907	Burslem Port Vale	38	(11)
	Oldham Athletic
	Linfield
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

William Dodds (born 1885; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played at inside-right for Southwick, Burslem Port Vale, Oldham Athletic, and Linfield.

Playing career

Dodds played for Southwick, before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1906.^[1] He scored on his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Leicester Fosse at the Athletic Ground on 1 September.^[1] He played in 42 games that season, bagging 14 goals in the process.^[1] However, in the summer of 1907 the club went into financial meltdown and were forced to released all of its players.^[1] Dodds moved on to Oldham Athletic, and later played for Linfield.^[1]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 86. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.