Norman Dodgin

Norman Dodgin
Personal information
Date of birth (1921-11-01)1 November 1921
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1950 Newcastle United 84 (1)
1950–1951 Reading 13 (1)
1951–1953 Northampton Town 19 (1)
1953–1955 Exeter City 33 (1)
Total 149[1] (4)
Teams managed
1953–1957 Exeter City
1957 Yeovil Town
1957–1958 Barrow
1958–1960 Oldham Athletic

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Norman Dodgin (born 1 November 1921 in Gateshead - August 2000) was an English footballer who played between 1947 and 1955. His predominant position was at defence.

Dodgin became a player-manager in 1953 while playing for Exeter City, until his retirement from playing in 1955, at which point he became a full-time manager. He was also a manager at Barrow from 1957 to 1958, and at Oldham Athletic between 1958 and 1960.

Dodgin died in August 2000. Evidence of this can be found in the Family Records Centre BMD Index & the Rothmans Football Yearbook 2001/2002 Obituaries Page

Managerial record

Club From To Record
P W D L %
Exeter City 1 April 1953 30 April 1957 199 62 50 87 31.16
Barrow 24 July 1957 May 1958 46 13 15 18 28.26
Oldham Athletic 1 July 1958 1 May 1960 97 27 17 53 27.84
Total 342 102 82 158 29.82

References

  1. "Norman Dodgin". Retrieved 2008-07-19.


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