Dusty Rhodes (footballer)

Dusty Rhodes

Rhodes while with Brentford in 1911.
Personal information
Full name	Ephraim Rhodes
Date of birth	(1882-08-16)16 August 1882
Place of birth	South Bank, England
Date of death	30 September 1960(1960-09-30) (aged 78)
Place of death	Hounslow, England
Playing position	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1901	South Bank
1901–1902	Grangetown Athletic
1902–1908	Sunderland	115	(5)
1908–1919	Brentford	206	(2)
Teams managed
1912–1915	Brentford (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ephraim "Dusty" Rhodes (16 August 1882 – 30 September 1960) was an English professional footballer and manager who played in the Football League for Sunderland in the early 20th century. He also played for and managed Brentford in the Southern Football League and was posthumously inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in May 2015.

Born in South Bank, North Yorkshire, Rhodes began his career in his hometown at Northern League side South Bank. He earned a move to divisional rivals Grangetown Athletic in 1901, finishing runners-up in the Northern League during the 1901–02 season. His performances earned him a move to reigning Football League Division One champions Sunderland in the summer of 1902. He made only five appearances during the 1902–03 season, but slowly forced his way into the team during the 1903–04 season, making 16 appearances. Rhodes was a regular during the 1904–05 season, making 28 appearances and scoring a penalty to register his first goal for the club. He made 24 appearances and scored another penalty during the 1905–06 season. Rhodes was a virtual ever-present during the 1906–07 season, making 39 appearances and scoring two goals.1907–08 would be Rhodes' final season with Sunderland, in which he made only eight appearances, but scored his only goal for the club from open play. He made 120 appearances and scored five goals in a six-season spell with the Rokerites.