David James Hodgson (born 6 August 1960) is an English former

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who played for

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and

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, as well as top division clubs FC Metz in France, Mazda in

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, and Jerez Club Deportivo in Spain. During his two-year spell at Liverpool he helped them win the First Division twice. He made 49 appearances in total between 1982 and 1984 . He was director of sport at bhpsport, a division of Blackett Hart & Pratt LLP. He left his post as

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 underw ...

manager in October 2006, where he was in his third spell in charge of the team, managing over 400 games. In 2004, he wrote a book titled ''Three Times A Quaker: My World of Football and Passion for Darlington F.C.'' published by Speakeasy Publishing. Voted in top 25 North East Managers of all time .

Honours

As a player

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winner: 1983/1984oref> ** First Division Title winner: 1982–83, 1983–84 ** European Cup winner: 1983-84 in English football, 1983–84 *

**Football League Cup, Milk Cup runner-up: 1984-85 in English football, 1984–85 *England national football team, England U-21s **UEFA Under-21 Football Championship Title winner: 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, 1982

As a manager

** Football League Division Three, Division Three

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runner-up: 1999–00

Managerial statistics

References

External links

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Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk

Profile at LFCHistory.net

Liverpool FC profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodgson, David 1960 births Living people English footballers English expatriate footballers England men's under-21 international footballers English football managers Middlesbrough F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Darlington F.C. managers Xerez CD footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Segunda División players FC Metz players Expatriate footballers in France Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Japan Soccer League players Expatriate footballers in Japan Men's association football forwards English expatriate sportspeople in Japan English expatriate sportspeople in Spain English expatriate sportspeople in France