Bill Dodgin, Sr.

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Bill Dodgin, Sr.
Personal information
Full name William Dodgin
Date of birth April 17, 1909
Place of birth    Gateshead, England
Date of death    October 16, 1999 (aged 90)
Playing position Wing-half
Youth clubs
Gateshead High Fell
Wallsend Boys Club
Kirkley & Waveney
Lowestoft Town
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1930-1932
1932-1934
1934-1936
1936-1937
1937-1939
1939-1946
Huddersfield Town
Lincoln City
Charlton Athletic
Bristol Rovers
Clapton Orient
Southampton
10 (0))
46 (1)
29 (0)
30 (1)
62 (1)
00 (0)   
Teams managed
1946-1949
1949-1953
1953-1957
1969-1972
Southampton
Fulham
Brentford
Bristol Rovers

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

William "Bill" Dodgin (April 17, 190916 October 1999) was an English football player.

Born in Gateshead, Dodgin played for Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City, Charlton Athletic, Bristol Rovers, Clapton Orient and Southampton, although his career was curtailed by the Second World War.

After retiring as a player, he became coach and then later manager of Southampton, before joining Fulham and then Brentford. He had a spell as a coach at Sampdoria, before returning home to manage his old club Bristol Rovers.

His son, Bill Dodgin, Jr., was also a football player and manager, who played under his father at Southampton and Fulham.

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