Leslie Dodds (born 12 October 1936) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sunderland[2] and England Schoolboys.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Dodds | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1936[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1960 | Sunderland | 6 | (0) |
| 1960–196? | Stamfordham | ||
| Total | 6 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1952 | England Schoolboys | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
England Schoolboys
editLeslie Dodds played in a Schools' International match vs Scotland at Wembley on April 5, 1952 in front of a crowd of 80,312 culminating in a 1-0 win for England.[4] Also featuring in the match was Duncan Edwards one of the Busby Babes.[3]
This match was notable for being the first football match to be televised in Scotland, having occurred on 5 April, it commenced prior to the Arsenal vs Hibernian match on 22 October, which was the first match televised in Scotland to feature a professional Scottish club.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Les Dodds". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "England v Scotland 1952 – School Boys Duncan Edwards Played DATE 05/04/52 England v Scotland 1952 1951/52 Football Programme. Condition V Good,cfld,lcr,slrs, Click Abbreviations Key Football Programme .COM Football Programmes Memorabilia". FootballProgramme.com. 26 April 2017.
- ^ a b "England 1-0 Scotland (lost footage of Schools' International football match; 1952) - The Lost Media Wiki". lostmediawiki.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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