Kevin Hodges
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Hodges | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Bridport, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1978 | Bournemouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1992 | Plymouth Argyle | 530 | (81) |
| 1992 | → Torquay United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1992–1997 | Torquay United | 65 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996–1998 | Torquay United | ||
| 1998–2000 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 2004–2005 | Clevedon Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kevin Hodges (born 12 June 1960) is an English retired footballer and manager who played as a midfielder, and now works as a coach. He spent the majority of his playing career with Plymouth Argyle of the Football League, where he is the club's all-time appearance record holder. He also played for Torquay United and went on to become their manager before returning to Plymouth Argyle as manager. After a period in coaching roles elsewhere, he returned to work for Plymouth Argyle where he is currently responsible for managing the youth team.
A winger, Hodges began his career as a schoolboy with local club Bournemouth. He appeared for them in the FA Youth Cup as a 15-year-old before the club scrapped its youth team in 1978 as part of a cost-cutting exercise. He followed one of his former coaches, Bobby Howe, to Plymouth Argyle to sign his first professional contract. He would go on to represent the club with distinction for the next fourteen years, making a total of 620 appearances in all competitions, scoring 87 goals. He is recognised as one of Plymouth Argyle's best wingers of all time.
Hodges is the club's all-time appearance record holder and eighth on the all-time goalscoring record list. He was a member of the Argyle squad which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1984. His best campaign came in the 1985–86 season under Dave Smith when the club won promotion from the Third Division. Hodges started in all 46 matches and scored 16 goals, an impressive return for a midfielder. In recognition of his performances that year, he won the club's Player of the Year award.
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