John Hodges (footballer)

John Hodges
Personal information
Full name John Hodges
Date of birth 22 January 1980 (1980-01-22) (age 32)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–2000 Leicester City 0 (0)
2000–2001 Plymouth Argyle 2 (0)
Total 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

John Hodges (born 22 January 1980) is a retired English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He began his career with Leicester City but did not make a first team appearance before being allowed to leave by new Leicester manager Peter Taylor.[1] Hodges joined Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer in the summer of 2000,[2] as back-up for first choice goalkeeper Jon Sheffield.[3]

He made his league debut on 24 October 2000 against Brighton & Hove Albion, and went on to make another three appearances for the club during November, including two against Chester City in the FA Cup.[4][5] He endured a season marred by injury and the emergence of Romain Larrieu, who would go on to become the clubs first choice goalkeeper under new manager Paul Sturrock.[6] He was released from his contract with the club at the end of the 2000–01 season,[7] and retired from the professional game that summer due to injury.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Taylor's new start". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Peake joins Pilgrims". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  3. ^ "John Hodges". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Chester 1–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Plymouth 1–2 Chester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Pilgrims progress". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  7. ^ "John Hodges". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Plymouth Argyle". Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 July 2010.