James Dodd was an English

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

footballer who played in the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for Halifax, as a

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, i.e. number 12 or 13. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Halifax was a

club.

Background

Jimmy Dodd was born in

Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Lonsdale () is a town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically in Westmorland, it lies south-east of Kendal on the A65. The parish recorded a population of 1,771 in the 2001 ...

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, England.

Playing career

Dodd won caps for

while at Halifax. He made his début for Halifax on Saturday 7 October 1876, and he played his last match for Halifax on Saturday 22 April 1893.

Honoured at Halifax RLFC

Jimmy Dodd is a Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame inductee.

References

External links

Search for "Dodd" at rugbyleagueproject.org
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