Personal information | |||
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Full name | David James Hodgson | ||
Date of birth | 6 August 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1982 | Middlesbrough | 125 | (16) |
1982–1984 | Liverpool | 28 | (4) |
1984–1986 | Sunderland | 40 | (5) |
1986–1987 | Norwich City | 6 | (1) |
1987 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1987–1988 | Xerez | 14 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | (1) |
1989–1990 | Mazda | ? | (?) |
1990–1992 | Metz | 38 | (0) |
1992 | Swansea City | 3 | (0) |
National team | |||
1980–1982 | England U-21s | 7 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
1995 | Darlington ) | ||
1996–2000 | Darlington | ||
2003–2006 | Darlington | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
David James Hodgson (born 6 August 1960) is an English former footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Norwich City, Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday, as well as lower division clubs and teams in France, Japan, and Spain.
He is currently director of sport at bhpsport a division of Blackett Hart & Pratt LLP. He left his post as Darlington manager in October 2006, where he was in his third spell in charge of the team. In 2004, he wrote a book titled Three Times A Quaker: My World of Football and Passion for Darlington F.C. published by Speakeasy Publishing.