5'9"  11st.4lb.
b. Poulton le Fylde 2 September 1954
 

Debut 20 August 1977 (22y 352d) Final game 30 December 1978 (24y 119d)
CAREER: Hodgson HS, Poulton;Blackpool Sep'72 (app Jul'70)[96+6];Blackburn Rovers Jul'77 (free);Wigan Athletic Mar'79 (loan) Jun'79[32];Morecambe Dec'81-Jan'84.
 

FL         9 + 1 apps                                                  2 ns    1 og
FAC                                                                          1 ns
FLC      2 apps          - 1 wdn
Total  11 + 1 apps     -1 wdn    + 25m - 30m     3 ns    1 og
ASC     4 apps           -1wdn                -  5m         1 ns
 

A free transfer signing designed to fill a gap left by the sale of Kevin Hird he was a plucky, hard tackler but found the pace of the game hard to cope with. This was surprising since he had much experience at Blackpool but he also  s truggled when he moved on to Wigan. After breaking a leg on a close season game in Spain he broke the other when he resumed training for the following season. He never fully recovered. A transfer to Southport fell  through when he could not pass the medical and at Morecambe recurring knee trouble  ended his career after approximately 100 games. As a  schoolboy he was a champion hurdler who won the All England championship.