Richard Hodgson (born 1 October 1979) is an English former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. Hodgson began his career as a trainee with

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

, turning professional in October 1996. He was released in March 2000, having failed to break into the first team, and joined

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

on non-contract terms. His league debut came on 11 March 2000 in Scunthorpe's 3–0 defeat at home to

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on N ...

. However, Hodgson was replaced by Wayne Graves at half-time and did not feature for Scunthorpe again. In August 2000 Hodgson joined

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

, making over 100 first team appearances before joining

Farnborough Town Farnborough Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. Founded in 1967 as Farnborough Town, they are currently members of the , the sixth tier of English football and play at Cherrywood Road. H ...

on a free transfer in August 2003. He had a two-day trial with

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...

in December 2003. He moved to

Stevenage Borough Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, League Two, the fourth tier o ...

in March 2004, but struggled to establish himself. He joined

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club are a professional football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team compete in , the third tier of the English football league system, and have played their home games at The New Lawn since ...

on loan in August 2004 and in October 2004 moved to

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team co ...

. However he was with Crawley for only 48 hours before moving to

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side

on a free transfer. He left Cambridge in January 2005 and played in

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for

Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

. In June 2005, Hodgson re-joined

. Later that year he joined Carshalton Athletic, moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in December 2005 until his release at the end of the season. He subsequently returned to Farnborough, but when work commitments led to a move back to his native north-east, he joined

Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans Association Football Club is a football club based in Blyth, Northumberland. They are currently members of and play at Croft Park. They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secretary before fo ...

in March 2007.Blyth make long-distance signing
/ref> He moved to Sunderland Nissan early in the 2007–08 season. He signed for Whitley Bay FC for the 2008/10 season

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Signed for Bedlington Terriers in the Northern League Division 1 2010/11 Season

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodgson, Richard 1979 births Living people Footballers from Sunderland English footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Sunderland Nissan F.C. players Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Whitley Bay F.C. players Bedlington Terriers F.C. players English Football League players Association football midfielders