David James Hodgson (born 6 August 1960) is an English former
footballer
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who played for
Middlesbrough
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Until the early 1800s, the a ...
,
Liverpool
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,
Norwich City
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,
Sunderland
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and
Sheffield Wednesday
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, as well as top division clubs FC Metz in France, Mazda in
Japan
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, 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 .
He was director of sport at bhpsport, a division of Blackett Hart & Pratt LLP. He left his post as
Darlington
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In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
manager in October 2006, 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
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**
FA Charity Shield
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winner:
1983/1984oref>
** First Division Title winner:
1982–83,
1983–84
**
European Cup winner: 1983-84 in English football, 1983–84
*
Sunderland
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**Football League Cup, Milk Cup runner-up: 1984-85 in English football, 1984–85
*England national football team, England U-21s
**UEFA Under-21 Football Championship Title winner: 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, 1982
As a manager
*
Darlington
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In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
**
Football League Division Three, Division Three Play-Off
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Final
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runner-up:
1999–00
Managerial statistics
References
External links
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Career information at ex-canaries.co.ukProfile at LFCHistory.netLiverpool FC profile*
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1960 births
Living people
English footballers
English expatriate footballers
England men's under-21 international footballers
English football managers
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Liverpool F.C. players
Sunderland A.F.C. players
Norwich City F.C. players
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
Swansea City A.F.C. players
Darlington F.C. managers
Xerez CD footballers
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Segunda División players
FC Metz players
Expatriate footballers in France
Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
Japan Soccer League players
Expatriate footballers in Japan
Men's association football forwards
English expatriate sportspeople in Japan
English expatriate sportspeople in Spain
English expatriate sportspeople in France