David Hodgson (footballer)

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]

David Hodgson

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

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.

Honours

As a player

Liverpool

• First Division: 1982–83, 1983–84
• FA Charity Shield: 1982^[7]
• European Cup: 1983–84

Sunderland

• Football League Cup runner-up: 1984–85

England U21

• UEFA Under-21 Championship: 1982

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	L	D	Win %
Darlington	August 1995	December 1995	21	7	5	9	33.3
Darlington	August 1996	August 2000	215	76	81	58	35.3
Darlington	October 2003	September 2006	144	51	51	42	35.4