William Hodge (footballer)

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William Hodge
Personal information
Full name William Hodge [1]
Date of birth(1904-08-31)31 August 1904
Place of birth Croy, Scotland [2]
Position(s) Full back, wing half
Youth career
0000–1924 Baillieston
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1924–1927 Rangers 2 (0)
1927–1935 Brentford 118 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Hodge was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers and Brentford as a full back.

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Career

Hodge began his career in Scotland with Scottish Division One club Rangers, but was behind Tommy Muirhead in the half back pecking order and made only two appearances for the club. [3] He moved to England to join Third Division South club Brentford in August 1927. [4] An injury to Tom Adamson in October 1929 allowed Hodge to blossom as a full back. [4] Hodge was part of the Bees team which was crowned Third Division South champions at the end of the 1932–33 season, making 25 appearances. [5] In the Second Division, Hodge lost his place at full back to Arthur Bateman and departed the club in 1935. [4] Hodge made 125 appearances and scored one goal during his seven years at Griffin Park. [4]

Personal life

Hodge was born in Croy and grew up in Twechar. [2] His brother Robert was also a footballer. [3] [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 1925–26 [3] Scottish Division One 200020
Brentford 1927–28 [5] Third Division South 19110201
1928–29 [5] 302050
1929–30 [5] 800080
1930–31 [5] 19000190
1931–32 [5] 29030320
1932–33 [5] 25000250
1933–34 [5] Second Division 15010160
Total1181701251
Career total1201701271

Honours

Brentford

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During the 1924–25 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South. After finishing in 21st place, the club successfully applied for re-election. The 41 goals scored during the season is the fewest in club history.

During the 1925–26 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South and finished in 18th place, conceding a club record 94 goals.

During the 1927–28 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South. A season of transition saw the Bees finish in mid-table and score 76 goals, which was at that time the club's best goalscoring tally since joining the Football League in 1920.

During the 1928–29 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South. An unbeaten start to the season was cancelled out by a run of 11 defeats in 12 games which left the Bees bottom of the Football League, but the team recovered to finish in mid-table.

During the 1931–32 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South. Despite leading the division for two months in mid-season, the Bees fell away and finished 5th.

During the 1932–33 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South. Brentford won the division championship and secured promotion to the second tier of English football for the first time in the club's history. Jack Holliday set a new club goalscoring record of 39 goals in a season, which as of 2023 has yet to be broken. It is statistically Brentford's second-best season, after 1929–30.

During the 1938–39 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League First Division. A six-match unbeaten run in February and March 1939 pulled the club clear of a near-certain relegation.

During the 1939–40 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League, playing three matches before competitive football was suspended due to the outbreak of the Second World War. The club played in three unofficial wartime competitions for the remainder of the season – groups B and C of the Football League South and the Football League War Cup.

During the 1947–48 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Second Division. In the Bees' first second-tier season since 1934–35, the club slumped to a 15th-place finish.

During the 1958–59 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. Despite 32 goals from Jim Towers and 22 from George Francis, a number of defeats to low-placed clubs early in the season prevented the Bees from finishing higher than 3rd, one place away from promotion.

References

  1. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 140. ISBN   978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 "The Brentford Spotlight – Intimate Pen-portraits of Popular "Bees"". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 7 April 1933.
  3. 1 2 3 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 77. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 369–372. ISBN   0951526200.
  6. ↑ Argus (16 November 1928). "A Changed Brentford". The Brentford & Chiswick Times.


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