David Hodgson (footballer)

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David James Hodgson (born 6 August 1960) is an English former footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Liverpool,^[2] Norwich City, Sunderland, Swansea^[3] and Sheffield Wednesday, as well as top division clubs FC Metz in France, Mazda in Japan, and Jerez Club Deportivo in Spain. During his two-year spell at Liverpool he helped them win the First Division twice. He made 49 appearances in total between 1982 and 1984.^[4]

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Personal information
Full name	David James Hodgson
Date of birth	(1960-08-06) 6 August 1960 (age 65)
Place of birth	Gateshead, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1982	Middlesbrough	125	(16)
1982–1984	Liverpool	48	(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	38	(0)
1992	Swansea City	3	(0)
Total		287	(27)
International career
1980–1982	England U21	7	(2)
Managerial career
1995	Darlington
1996–2000	Darlington
2003–2006	Darlington
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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He was a member of the 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship-winning England under-21 team.^[5]

He was director of sport at bhpsport, a division of Blackett Hart & Pratt LLP. He left his post as Darlington manager in October 2006,^[6] where he was in his third spell in charge of the team, managing over 400 games. In 2004, he wrote a book titled Three Times A Quaker: My World of Football and Passion for Darlington F.C. published by Speakeasy Publishing. Voted in top 25 North East Managers of all time.