William Dodds (born 1885; date of death unknown) was an English

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 ...

who played at

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for Southwick, Burslem Port Vale,

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be ...

, and Linfield.

Career

Dodds played for Southwick, before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1906. He scored on his debut in a 2–1 defeat to

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at the Athletic Ground on 1 September. He played in 42 games that season, bagging 14 goals in the process. However, in the summer of 1907 the club went into financial meltdown and were forced to release all of its players. Dodds moved on to

, and later played for Linfield.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dodds, William 1885 births Year of death missing Footballers from Sunderland English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Southwick F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Linfield F.C. players English Football League players