William Dodgin (17 April 1909 – 16 October 1999) was an English professional

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who played as a left half and later served as a

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and scout.

Football career

Dodgin played in the Football League, most notably for

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and Lincoln City and after retiring, he turned to management with

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, Fulham, Brentford and

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. Dodgin later served former club

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as a coach, scout and manager. His final job in football was as chief scout at Eastville and he retired from football in 1981.

Personal life

Dodgin's son

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was also a footballer and played under his father's management at Southampton and Fulham. Prior to turning professional with

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in 1928, he worked as a miner. During the

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he worked at an aircraft factory in

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and played football for their works team

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. While manager of

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, he ran a tobacconists and sweet shop in

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Honours

* Bell's Merit Award

Career statistics

References

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* 1909 births 1999 deaths Footballers from Gateshead English footballers Association football wing halves Wallsend F.C. players Kirkley & Pakefield F.C. players Lowestoft Town F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Folland Sports F.C. players English football managers Southampton F.C. managers Fulham F.C. managers Brentford F.C. managers Bristol Rovers F.C. managers U.C. Sampdoria managers English Football League managers Expatriate football managers in Italy Brentford F.C. wartime guest players English expatriates in Italy Serie A managers Bristol Rovers F.C. non-playing staff Hillingdon Borough F.C. managers Chelsea F.C. wartime guest players {{England-footy-midfielder-1900s-stub