Jack Dodds

John Thirlwell Dodds (1885–1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Oldham Athletic and Newcastle United.[2][3]

Jack Dodds
Personal information
Full name John Thirlwell Dodds[1]
Date of birth 1885
Place of birth Hexham, England
Date of death 1940 (aged 54–55)[2]
Position(s) Outside forward, inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Northern Star
1905–1906 Newcastle United 5 (0)
1908 Oldham Athletic 8 (0)
0000–1911 Darlington
1911–1913 Merthyr Town
1913–1914 Barrow
1914– Stalybridge Celtic
1918 → Heart of Midlothian (guest) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Dodds enlisted as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[4] He later served in the Labour Corps.[1]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1905–06[5] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1906–07[5] 4 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 5 0 0 0 5 0

Honours

Merthyr Town

References
  1. Jack Dodds on Lives of the First World War
  2. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 83. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  3. "Dodds [2] - Hearts Career - from 18 May 1918 to 18 May 1918". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. "The Story of the Footballers' Battalions in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. "John Dodds". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. "Merthyr Town Players And The Great War". Merthyr Town FC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2022.


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