Jimmy Hodson (footballer)

James Hodson (5 September 1880 – 27 February 1938) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Oldham Athletic, Bury and Brentford. He later managed Guildford United and Belgian club Royal Berchem Sport.

Jimmy Hodson
Hodson while with Brentford in 1920.
Personal information
Full name James Hodson[1]
Date of birth (1880-09-05)5 September 1880
Place of birth Horwich, England
Date of death 27 February 1938(1938-02-27) (aged 57)
Place of death Deventer, Netherlands
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1900–1902 St Helen's Recreation
1902–1905 Bury 2 (0)
1905–1915 Oldham Athletic 252 (1)
1916–1918 West Ham United 49 (0)
1919 Belfast Celtic 0 (0)
1919–1921 Brentford 68 (0)
1921–1923 Guildford United 56 (7)
Total 427 (8)
Teams managed
1921–1922 Guildford United (player-manager)
1922–1925 Royal Berchem Sport
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Bury

Hodson began his professional career in his native north west with First Division club Bury in 1902.[2]

Oldham Athletic

Hodson moved to Oldham Athletic and played in the club's very first Football League match in September 1907.[1] He had a successful time with the club, winning promotion to the First Division in the 1909–10 season, reaching the FA Cup semi-finals in 1912–13 and finishing second in the First Division in 1914–15.[1] The outbreak of the First World War in August 1914 saw competitive football suspended for the duration of the war after the close of the 1914–15 season, which brought Hodson's time with the Latics to an end.[3] He made 252 league appearances and scored one goal during his time at Boundary Park.[1]

West Ham United

In the midst of the First World War, Hodson joined London Combination club West Ham United.[4] He contributed to the Combination title win in his first season and made 49 appearances for the Hammers, the last of which coming in a 3–1 defeat to eventual 1918–19 champions Brentford on 28 December 1918.[4]

Belfast Celtic

Hodson had a spell at Belfast & District League club Belfast Celtic in the second half of the 1918–19 season.[1] The team won the league title.[5]

Brentford

Hodson returned to England to sign for Southern League First Division club Brentford in May 1919.[2] He made 35 appearances and got another chance at league football in 1920,[1] when the Bees were added to the new Third Division for the 1920–21 season.[6] A week short of his 40th birthday, Hodson made his first Football League appearance since 1915 in Brentford's 3–0 defeat to Exeter City on 28 August 1920.[7] He made 34 appearances during a dire season, after which the Bees had to apply for re-election.[7] Hodson departed Brentford at the end of the campaign, after making 68 appearances for the club.[1]

Guildford United

Hodson dropped back into non-League football to sign for Southern League English Section club Guildford United on 7 May 1921.[8]

Management and coaching career

Guildford United

Hodson combined his playing duties at Guildford United with that of the club's manager.[1]

Royal Berchem Sport

Hodson moved to Belgium to take over as manager of First Division club Royal Berchem Sport in 1922.[9] He managed the club to three mid-table finishes before departing at the end of the 1924–25 season.[9]

Honours

Oldham Athletic

West Ham United

Belfast Celtic

  • Belfast & District League: 1918–19[1][5]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oldham Athletic 1914–15[3] First Division 37 0 5 0 42 0
Brentford 1919–20[7] Southern League First Division 34 0 1 0 35 0
1920–21[7] Third Division 33 0 1 0 34 0
Total 67 0 2 0 69 0
Career Total 104 0 7 0 11 0

References
  1. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 78. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. "Hodson Jimmy Brentford 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  3. "Oldham Athletic Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. "J [ww 1] Hodson". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. "Northern Ireland – Final League Tables 1890–1998". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  6. Brentford F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  7. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 365–366. ISBN 0951526200.
  8. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 99. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  9. "Geschiedenis". K. Berchem Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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