Bill Dodgin, Sr.

Bill Dodgin, Sr.

Personal information
Full name	William Dodgin
Date of birth	17 April 1909
Place of birth	Gateshead, England
Date of death
Position(s)	Wing-half
Youth career
	Gateshead High Fell
	Wallsend Boys Club
	Kirkley & Waveney
	Lowestoft Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–1932	Huddersfield Town	10	(0)
1932–1934	Lincoln City	46	(1)
1934–1936	Charlton Athletic	29	(0)
1936–1937	Bristol Rovers	30	(1)
1937–1939	Clapton Orient	62	(1)
1939–1946	Southampton	0	(0)
Total		177	(3)
Managerial career
1946–1949	Southampton
1949–1953	Fulham
1953–1957	Brentford
1969–1972	Bristol Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William "Bill" Dodgin (17 April 1909 – 16 October 1999) was an English football player.

Born in Gateshead, Dodgin played for Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City, Charlton Athletic, Bristol Rovers, Clapton Orient and Southampton, although his career was curtailed by the Second World War. During the War he worked at the aircraft factory in Hamble-le-Rice and played football for their works team Folland Aircraft.

After retiring as a player, he became coach and then later manager of Southampton, before joining Fulham and then Brentford. He had a spell as a coach at Sampdoria, before returning home to manage his old club Bristol Rovers.

His son, Bill Dodgin, Jr., was also a football player and manager, who played under his father at Southampton and Fulham.

External links

• Bill Dodgin, Sr. management career statistics at Soccerbase