Richard Hodgson
Richard Hodgson (born 1 October 1979) is an English former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 October 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1996 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Darlington | 98 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | Farnborough Town | 33 | (9) |
| 2004 | Stevenage Borough | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | →Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2004 | Crawley Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Cambridge United | 10 | (2) |
| 2005 | Crawley Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | Carshalton Athletic | ||
| 2005–2006 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Farnborough Town | ||
| 2007 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| 2007– | Sunderland Nissan | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Hodgson began his career as a trainee with Nottingham Forest, turning professional in October 1996. He was released in March 2000, having failed to break into the first team, and joined Scunthorpe United on non-contract terms. His league debut came on 11 March 2000 in Scunthorpe's 3–0 defeat at home to Cambridge United. However, Hodgson was replaced by Wayne Graves at half-time and did not feature for Scunthorpe again.
In August 2000 Hodgson joined Darlington, making over 100 first team appearances before joining Farnborough Town on a free transfer in August 2003.[1] He had a two-day trial with Bristol Rovers in December 2003.[2] He moved to Stevenage Borough in March 2004,[3] but struggled to establish himself. He joined Forest Green Rovers on loan in August 2004 and in October 2004 moved to Crawley Town.[4] However he was with Crawley for only 48 hours before moving to League Two side Cambridge United on a free transfer.[5] He left Cambridge in January 2005 [6] and played in Malaysia for Pahang.
In June 2005, Hodgson re-joined Crawley Town.[7] Later that year he joined Carshalton Athletic, moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in December 2005[8] until his release at the end of the season.[9]
He subsequently returned to Farnborough, but when work commitments led to a move back to his native north-east, he joined Blyth Spartans in March 2007.[10]
He moved to Sunderland Nissan early in the 2007–08 season.
He signed for Whitley Bay FC for the 2008/10 season
References
Signed for Bedlington Terriers in the Northern League Division 1 2010/11 Season
External links
- Richard Hodgson at Soccerbase
