Richard Hodgson (born 1 October 1979) is an English former professional
footballer
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.
Hodgson began his career as a trainee with
Nottingham Forest, 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. However, Hodgson was replaced by
Wayne Graves
Wayne Alan Graves (born 18 September 1980) is an English retired footballer who played as a right midfielder in the Football League for Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in th ...
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 on a free transfer in August 2003. He had a two-day trial with
Bristol Rovers in December 2003. He moved to
Stevenage Borough in March 2004, but struggled to establish himself. He joined
Forest Green Rovers on loan in August 2004 and in October 2004 moved to
Crawley Town. However he was with Crawley for only 48 hours before moving to
League Two
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side
Cambridge United on a free transfer. He left Cambridge in January 2005 and played in
Malaysia for
Pahang.
In June 2005, Hodgson re-joined
Crawley Town. Later that year he joined
Carshalton Athletic
Carshalton Athletic Football Club is an English football club based in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton. They currently play in the and are based at the War Memorial Sports Ground. The club also field a women's team playing in the Lo ...
, 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 in March 2007.
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He moved to Sunderland Nissan early in the 2007–08 season.
He signed for Whitley Bay FC for the 2008/10 season
References
Signed for Bedlington Terriers in the Northern League Division 1 2010/11 Season
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Footballers from Sunderland
English men's 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
Men's association football midfielders