Les Dodds (footballer, born 1936)

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Les Dodds
Personal information
Full name Leslie Dodds
Date of birth (1936-10-12) 12 October 1936 (age 87) [1]
Place of birth Newcastle, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1953–1960 Sunderland 6 (0)
1960–196? Stamfordham
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leslie Dodds (born 12 October 1936) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sunderland. [2]

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References

  1. "Les Dodds". barryhugmansfootballers.com. Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN   9781899538157.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)