Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #369
Appearances:
28
Starts:
28
Goals:
11
Seasons:
2
Source: Football card #14 Gordon Hodgson issued by J F Sporting Collectibles under the Great Goalscorers 1920-30s series, first series.
Source: Football card #14 Gordon Hodgson issued by J F Sporting Collectibles under the Great Goalscorers 1920-30s series, first series.
Gordon Hodgson
Position
Forward
From
1935-36
To
1936-37
IMAGE CREDIT
Gordon Hodgson
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
31 | 32 |
Division
D1 | D2 |
Appearances
28 |
15 | 13 |
Starts
28 |
15 | 13 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 |
Goals
11 |
4 | 7 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
Gordon Hodgson
Birth Date
Saturday, 16 April 1904
Birth Place
Johannesburg, South Africa
Birth Country
South Africa
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Liverpool
From
For
£3,000
On
January 1936
Previous Clubs
Benoni FC |
Rustenburg FC |
Pretoria |
Transvaal FC |
1925-36 Liverpool |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Leeds United
For
£1,500
On
March 1937
Subsequent Clubs
1937-39 Leeds United |
Source: Football card #14 Gordon Hodgson issued by J F Sporting Collectibles under the Great Goalscorers 1920-30s series, first series.
Source: Football card #14 Gordon Hodgson issued by J F Sporting Collectibles under the Great Goalscorers 1920-30s series, first series.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1936-37 Aston Villa, £3k, 28 | 11 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Jimmy McMullan |
Jimmy Hogan |
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 18 January 1936
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 18 January 1936
Preston North End (a), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 15 February 1936
Final Appearance
Saturday, 5 December 1936
Leicester City (h), Division Two
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 5 December 1936
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
(6ft 1 1/2 in) 1.87 m
Foot
International Team
England
Died
14 June 1951, Aged 47
Gordon Hodgson
Player #369 for Aston Villa, Gordon Hodgson, played as a forward for the club.
Gordon played for Villa in 1935-36 and 1936-37 making 28 appearances and scoring 11 goals.
Gordon was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, 7,588 miles from Villa Park, on 16 April 1904 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 18 January 1936 aged 31.
Desperate to boost the side’s performances, Villa turned to another veteran - 31 year old Hodgson - and signed him from Liverpool for a fee of £3,000 in January 1936 as Villa splashed the cash in an attempt to stave off relegation.
The gamble didn’t work however and despite Gordon hitting 4 goals in 15 appearances, Villa were relegated for the first time in their history.
Gordon stayed with Villa for their first season in the second tier and score 7 goals in 13 appearances before playing his final game on 5 December 1936 aged 32 after which he was sold to Leeds United in March 19377 for a fee of £1,500.
Gordon had played under managers Jimmy McMullan and Jimmy Hogan.
Gordon passed away from cancer in Stoke on Trent on 14th June 1951 aged just 47.