Ronnie Dodd
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Ivor Dodd[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester-le-Street, England | ||
| Date of death | 1955 (aged 43–44) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2] | ||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
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[edit]
Doncaster Rovers[edit]
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[edit]
In 1937, he was signed by Third Division South club Walsall.[3]
New Brighton[edit]
In 1938, Dodd moved to Third Division North side New Brighton.[1]
Wartime football[edit]
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[edit]
- Division 3 North champions: 1934−35
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Ronnie Dodd".
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers. Duplicated. Two men for every job". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bluff, Tony (2011). Donny:Doncaster Rovers F.C. The Complete History (1879−2010). Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0-9569848-3-8.