Ronnie_Dodd

Ronnie Dodd

Ronnie Dodd

English footballer

Ronald Ivor Dodd (25 April 1911 − 1955)[3] was an English footballer who played as a centre forward with Doncaster Rovers and Walsall in the Football League.

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Born in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, he played for his local pit team, Usworth Colliery before moving to play with Division 3 North side Doncaster Rovers in 1933.[3]

Playing career

Doncaster Rovers

Dodd scored on his Rovers debut in 4–0 home win against Playing against Walsall on 9 September 1933.[3] That season he was the club's top scorer with 24 goals in 34 League matches, including four against Gateshead, a ratio of one goal in 1.42 games.

The following season Doncaster were League Champions, with Dodd scoring 11 in 24 games.[3] His centre forward position was taken over by Reg Baines in December with Dodd moving to play at inside right later in the season.[3] During the 1935–36 season in Division 2 he only played three times, and didn't score. The next season he scored three times in seven games as Doncaster were relegated.[3]

He played in two international friendlies, first in December 1935 as Rovers entertained FC Austria from Vienna. In October of the following year he played in Doncaster's first match abroad against a Dutch National XI in Rotterdam.[3]

His overall League scoring ratio for Doncaster was one goal in 1.79 games. He made 70 appearances in total, scoring 39 goals.[3]

Walsall

In 1937, he was signed by Third Division South club Walsall.[3]

New Brighton

In 1938, Dodd moved to Third Division North side New Brighton.[1]

Wartime football

During the war players were allowed to make guest appearances for teams local to them to save on travel. Dodd turned out for his old club Doncaster as a guest in their first game in the East Midlands War League on 21 October 1939 in a 2–2 home draw with Sheffield Wednesday in front of a 6,006 crowd.[3]

Honours

References

  1. [1]
    "Ronnie Dodd".
  2. [2]
    "Doncaster Rovers. Duplicated. Two men for every job". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.
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