Ronnie Dodd
Ronnie Dodd (25 April 1911 − 1955)[2] was an English footballer who played as a centre forward with Doncaster Rovers and Walsall in the Football League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronald Ivor Dodd[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 April 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Chester-le-Street, England | ||
Date of death | 1955, aged ~44 | ||
Position(s) | Centre Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
19??−1933 | Usworth Colliery | ||
1933−1936 | Doncaster Rovers | 68 | (38) |
1936–1938 | Walsall | ||
1938–1939 | New Brighton | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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.[2]
Playing career
Doncaster Rovers
Dodd scored on his Rovers debut in 4–0 home win against Playing against Walsall on 9 September 1933.[2] 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.[2] His centre forward position was taken over by Reg Baines in December with Dodd moving to play at inside right later in the season.[2] 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.[2]
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.[2]
His overall League scoring ratio for Doncaster was one goal in 1.79 games. He made 70 appearances in total, scoring 39 goals.[2]
Walsall
In 1937, he was signed by Third Division South club Walsall.[2]
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.[2]
Honours
- Division 3 North champions: 1934−35