| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leslie Dodds | ||
| Date of birth | (1936-10-12) 12 October 1936 (age 88) | ||
| 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 | |||
Leslie Dodds (born 12 October 1936) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sunderland and England Schoolboys.
England Schoolboys
Leslie 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. Also featuring in the match was Duncan Edwards one of the Busby Babes.
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.
References
- "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) - ^ "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.
- ^ "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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