Lee Leslie Hodges (born 4 September 1973) is an English former

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player and

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who played for Plymouth Marjon in the South West Peninsula League. He made four appearances in the

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for

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and 394 appearances in

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for Plymouth Argyle, Wycombe Wanderers, Barnet,

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and

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...

. A versatile player, Hodges is capable of playing in defence, midfield and attack. He spent five years as the player-manager of Conference South club Truro City across two spells, first from 2010 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2018.

Playing career

He previously played for

during which he had loan spells with Plymouth Argyle and Wycombe Wanderers. He joined Barnet in 1994 where he spent three seasons, scoring 26 goals in 104 league appearances. He moved to

in 1997 where he made 70 league appearances before moving to Plymouth Argyle in 2001. It was announced in April 2008 that Hodges, along with five other Plymouth Argyle players, were going to be released when their contracts expired in June. He then went on to sign for

in the

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. On 9 October 2009, Hodges joined Truro City on a three-month loan. He was released by Torquay on 15 May 2010 along with six other players. In September 2020, aged 47, Hodges came out of retirement to join Plymouth Marjon of the South West Peninsula League. He made his league debut for the club eleven months later in a 6–0 defeat at

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Managerial career

On 14 June 2010, after a caretaker spell as manager of Truro City, he was appointed Truro's new manager on a one-year contract. He signed a two-year extension to his contract in June 2011 after winning the

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championship and promotion to Conference South. After guiding the cash-strapped club through the 2012–13 season, during which the club nearly went out of business, Hodges was not offered a new contract for the following season for financial reasons. After rejoining Truro in 2016, Hodges later resigned from the club in August 2018, after just two games into the new season.

Honours

Player

;Plymouth Argyle *

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winner: 2001–02 *

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winner: 2003–04 ;Torquay United *

play-off winner: 2008–09

Manager

;Truro City *

winner: 2010–11

Career statistics

''(correct as of 7 May 2007)''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodges, Lee 1973 births Living people Footballers from Epping English men's footballers Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Reading F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Truro City F.C. players Truro City F.C. managers Premier League players English Football League players English football managers National League (English football) managers Men's association football midfielders