David Hodgson (footballer)

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David Hodgson

Personal information
Full name	David James Hodgson
Date of birth	6 August 1960 (1960-08-06) (age 51)
Place of birth	Gateshead, England
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	?	(?)
1992	Swansea City	3	(0)
National team
1980–1982	England U-21s	7	(3)
Teams managed
1995	Darlington (joint manager with Jim Platt)
1996–2000	Darlington
2003–2006	Darlington
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David James Hodgson (born 6 August 1960 in Gateshead, England), 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 in October 2006 as Darlington manager in 2006, where he was in his third spell in charge of the team. In 2004, he published a book entitled: Three Times A Quaker: My World of Football and Passion for Darlington F.C. published by Speakeasy Publishing.

Honours

As a player

• Liverpool
  • FA Charity Shield winner: 1982
  • First Division Title winner: 1982–83,1984
  • FA Charity Shield runner-up: 1983, 1984
  • European Cup winner: 1983–84
  • Football League Cup 1983, 1984

• Sunderland
  • Milk Cup runner-up: 1984–85

• England U-21s
  • UEFA Under-21 Football Championship Title winner: 1982

As a manager

• Darlington
  • Natiowide Division Three Play-Off Final runner-up: 1999–00

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Darlington (joint manager)		August 1995	December 1995	21	7	5	9	33.3
Darlington		August 1996	August 2000	215	76	81	58	35.3
Darlington		October 2003	September 2006	144	51	51	42	35.4

External links

• David Hodgson career stats at Soccerbase
• David Hodgson management career stats at Soccerbase
• Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
• Profile at LFCHistory.net
• Liverpool FC profile

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Name	Hodgson, David
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Date of birth	6 August 1960
Place of birth	Gateshead, England
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