Joseph Dodds (14 July 1887 – 14 October 1965) was a Scottish
footballer
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who played club football for
Celtic
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(in two spells),
Cowdenbeath
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and Queen of the South. Dodds was unbeaten in his three full international caps for
Scotland
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, and was regarded as a quick and dependable left back.Joe Dodds Scottish Football Association
Career
Born in
Carluke
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,
Lanarkshire
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, Dodds joined
Celtic
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in the summer of 1908 from Carluke Milton Rovers. He made 351 league appearances. Dodds was considered among the Celtic greats of his era and along with Charlie Shaw and
Alec McNair
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was considered to have formed one of the greatest club defences in
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football."The Queens" by Iain McCartney on Creedon Publications, 2004 At Celtic Dodds picked up many senior medals.Celtic player Dodds, Joseph FitbaStats
While at Celtic, Dodds gained three full Scotland caps, including playing in the 3–1 win over
England
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on 4 April 1914. This followed draws against
Wales
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(0–0 at home on 28 February) and Ireland (1–1 away on 14 March) of the same year, giving Dodds an unbeaten full international record. Dodds also represented the
Scottish League XI
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eight times between 1912 and 1920.
Dodds left Celtic in 1920 to join
Cowdenbeath
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then of the
Central Football League
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The first was originally formed in 1896 by five clubs - Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic, Fair City Athletic, Kirkcaldy and St Johnstone. In 1897 this v ...
, who were offering him more money. He returned to Celtic a year later for one last season, but resigned in August 1922 after a dispute about a benefit.
Dodds went to Queen of the South in a move that surprised many as he had been expected to sign for then-top division club
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Dumfries
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club, then in their third season. Dodds made his Queens debut on 28 October 1922 against Royal Albert at their Raploch Park. In 1922–23, Dodds played alongside another experienced signing, ex-
Liverpool
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F.A. Cup
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finalist Bob McDougall, in the last season Queens when played in a regional set up. Queens were unbeaten in winning the Western League that season. With Bob McDermid also having joined them, Dodds was with Queen of the South when they entered the
Scottish Football League
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in the newly created Third Division. The club finished third and won the
Scottish Qualifying Cup
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. Dodds remained at Queens until his retirement in 1928.
In 1936 Dodds went back to Celtic as assistant trainer, working with friend and former teammate
Jimmy McMenemy
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. During the War, he served in France in the
Royal Field Artillery
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Scottish League
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Glasgow Cup
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: 1909–10, 1915–16, 1916–17
;Queen of the South
*Western League: 1922–23
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Scottish Qualifying Cup
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