Bert Hodgkinson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Victor Hodgkinson | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Pembroke Dock, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 25 November 1939 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Shelton Lock, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Outside-left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Old Normanton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1903 | Hinckley Town | ||
| 1903 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 1903–1904 | Grimsby Town | 16 | (4) |
| 1904–1905 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | (4) |
| 1905–1906 | Leicester Fosse | 33 | (1) |
| 1906–1907 | Bury | 18 | (3) |
| 1907–1909 | Southampton | 57 | (18) |
| 1909–1911 | Croydon Common | 38 | (6) |
| 1911 | Southend United | 10 | (2) |
| 1911–1912 | Ilkeston United | ||
| National team | |||
| 1908 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Albert Victor Hodgkinson (10 August 1884 – 25 November 1939) was a Welsh footballer who played as an outside-forward for various clubs in the 1900s, including making one appearance for the Wales national football team in 1908.
Hodgkinson was born at Pembroke Dock in South Wales, but grew up in Derbyshire. His first professional club was Derby County before he joined Grimsby Town of the Football League Second Division in October 1903. After a season at Blundell Park, in which he made seventeen appearances, scoring five goals, Hodgkinson moved in May 1904 to Devon, where he joined Plymouth Argyle of the Southern League. This was followed by seasons with Leicester Fosse of the Second Division and Bury in the First Division.
In May 1907, Hodgkinson returned to the Southern League when he joined Southampton, along with his Bury team-mate John Johnston. Described by the Saints' historians, Holley and Chalk, as "a consistent performer with all his previous clubs", Hodgkinson was "still developing as a dashing outside-left" when he came to Southampton. He made his debut for the Saints on 7 September 1907, when he scored in a 3–2 defeat at home to Crystal Palace. He soon formed useful partnerships with his fellow Welsh forward John Lewis and with George Smith, going on to make 29 appearances in 1907–08, scoring nine goals as Southampton finished the league season in mid-table. He also played in all six FA Cup matches as Saints reached the semi-finals, losing to Wolverhampton Wanderers who went on to take the cup in the final.
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