Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward Hodgson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1885 | ||
Place of birth | Chorley, England | ||
Date of death | 4 August 1919 (aged 33) [2] | ||
Place of death | Whalley, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1911 | Chorley | ||
1911–1919 | Burnley | 120 | (53) |
International career | |||
1914 | Football League XI | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward Hodgson (1885 – 4 August 1919) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He originally played non-league football with his hometown club Chorley before joining Second Division side Burnley in 1911 at the age of 25. [2] He won the FA Cup with the club in 1914. [3] Hodgson went on to make 137 appearances for Burnley, scoring 62 goals. [2] [4] He fought in the Manchester Regiment, reaching rank of sergeant, during the First World War, [2] but still represented Burnley as a wartime guest player, scoring 39 goals in 62 matches.
Hodgson contracted a kidney problem while on service and died at Whalley Military Hospital on 4 August 1919. [5] [6] He was buried at Burnley Cemetery. [2] [7]
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