Biography
Outside left Dodds joined City in March 1934 and made his Tigers debut on the last day of the 1933/34 season. He was a regular starter the following season, scoring three goals in the first seven league games. However in the second half of the season Dodds was used only sporadically, though in his penultimate start for City he did score his fourth and final goal against Barnsley. He was released in the 1935 close season.
Born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Dodds played junior football for Newcastle Swifts before joining Grimsby Town in June 1930 at the age of 17. He spent nearly four seasons at Grimsby making only 14 league starts.
On leaving the Tigers in 1935 Dodds embarked on a journeyman adventure that took him to the West Country, London and the Teesside coast before the advent of World War Two drew a close to his playing career. Dodds died in November 1967 at the relatively tender age of 55.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 20 September 1912, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Hull City First Game: 5 May 1934, Burnley H (Division Two), 21 years, 227 days old
Hull City Final Game: 19 April 1935, Norwich City A (Division Two), 22 years, 211 days old
Clubs
Newcastle Swifts, Grimsby Town (1930-1934), Hull City (1934-1935), Torquay United (1935-1936), Wellington Town (1936-1937), Clapton Orient (1937-1939), Hartlepools United (1939)
Hull City Record
Career: 20 apps, 4 goals
Les Dodds| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933/34 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1934/35 | 19 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |