Sam Hodgson

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Sammy Hodgson
Personal information
Full name Samuel Hodgson
Date of birth (1919-01-21)21 January 1919
Place of birth Seaham Harbour, England
Date of death 2000 (aged 80–81)
Height 5 ft 9+12 in (1.77 m)[1]
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1936 Seaham Colliery
1936–1948 Grimsby Town 21 (0)
1948–1949 Mansfield Town 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Hodgson (21 January 1919 – 2000) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.[2] Sammy's brother John Venner Hodgson also played for Grimsby Town and later Doncaster Rovers where he also became manager. Sammy followed his brother to Doncaster and later became trainer at Workington town AFC

References[edit]

  1. ^ "No new faces in Grimsby's first team". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890–1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.