John Hodge (born 1 April 1969) is an English former professional

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who played as a right winger. He went on trial with

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from November 1989 to December 1989. While at Swansea, he was a part of the team that won after a penalty shoot-out in the

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. He joined Gillingham in July 1998. His only league goal was a second-half injury-time equaliser against Macclesfield on 3 October 1998. He was regarded as a "supersub", often coming off the bench to great effect, including setting up Robert Taylor for a last-minute goal against Fulham on 28 November 1998, and Andy Thomson for a 100th-minute winner against Walsall in a FA Cup replay on 8 January 2000. He was the only Gillingham player to successfully convert a penalty in their 3–1 penalty shoot-out defeat to Manchester City in the 1998–99 Division Two play-off final. Hodge was signed by

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in January 2003.

Honours

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: 1997–98 Second Division

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1969 births Living people People from Ormskirk English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Falmouth Town A.F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Lancashire {{England-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub