Arthur Hodgson (footballer)

Arthur Hodgson
Personal information
Birth 8 January 1926, Sydney
Recruited from Queenstown, Tasmania
Height and weight 176 cm, 77 kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 4, 1948, Carlton v.
Footscray, at Princes Park, Carlton
Team(s)

Carlton (1948-1952)

76 games, 7 goals

¹ Statistics to end of 1952 season
Career highlights
  • Wander Medal, 1955
  • Carlton Best and Fairest 1950
  • Victorian representative 4 times
  • Tasmanian representative 17 times
  • One of only three players to play in five Australian Football Carnivals

Arthur Hodgson (born 8 January 1926) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and North Western Football Union (NWFU). Born in Sydney but raised in Queenstown, Tasmania, Hodgson was recruited by the Carlton Football Club in Victoria, playing 76 games and winning the Robert Reynolds Trophy as club best and fairest in 1950. He returned to Tasmania in 1953 as captain-coach of the Ulverstone Football Club, piloting the Robins to four premierships and one state premiership (the first by a coastal team) in his seven year tenure; individually, he won the Wander Medal as league best and fairest in 1955. Hodgson was named in the Tasmanian Team of the Century and was inducted into the Tasmanian Hall of Fame.[1]

Preceded by
Ern Henfry
Carlton Best and Fairest winner
1950
Succeeded by
Jim Clark

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References

  1. ^ Deveney J, Fullpointsfooty] "Biographies: Hi-Hz", retrieved 21 September 2010.