Davie Dodds
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Dodds | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1971 | Celtic Boys Club | ||
| 1971–1975 | Dundee United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1986 | Dundee United | 243 | (102) |
| 1977–1978 | →Arbroath (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1986 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| 1986–1989 | Aberdeen | 73 | (17) |
| 1989–1992 | Rangers | 17 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1983 | Scotland | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Dodds (born 23 September 1958) is a Scottish former football player who played for Dundee United, Aberdeen and Rangers in the 1980s. During his playing career, he scored over 100 League goals, and earned two Scotland caps.
Dodds was born and brought up in Dundee and started his playing career at Celtic Boys Club, aged 9. However, at the age of 14 he signed schoolboy forms with local club Dundee United. Developing into a promising striker, he turned professional with United in 1975, but was initially part-time while also serving an apprenticeship as a painter and decorator.
Dodds signed for Dundee United on an S form from Hillside Boys Club in December 1972. Within a couple of years he was appearing in the reserves, and signed a professional contract with United in 1975. He made his first team debut for United against Arbroath in August 1976, but it took several years for him to fully establish himself as a first team regular. During the 1977–78 season, he played several games for Arbroath on loan.
Dundee United at this time were developing into one of the strongest sides in Scotland. Despite playing in some of the earlier rounds, Dodds missed out on the Scottish League Cup final in 1979 when the club lifted their first ever major trophy, but the following year he was part of the side that defeated city rivals Dundee in the final to retain the cup. He scored United's first goal in a 3–0 victory at Dundee's Dens Park ground.
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