| Bill Dodd | |
| Fullname: | William Dodd[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Bedlington, England |
| Death Place: | Reedley Hallows, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | –1956 |
| Clubs1: | Whitley Bay |
| Years2: | 1956–1958 |
| Clubs2: | Burnley |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1958–1959 |
| Clubs3: | Workington |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1958 |
| Clubs4: | Halifax Town |
| Years5: | 1958 |
| Clubs5: | Rossendale United |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Totalcaps: | 1 |
| Totalgoals: | 1 |
William Dodd (30 September 1936 – 14 January 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Burnley and Workington and in non-League football for Halifax Town and Rossendale United.[2] [3] [4]
Born in Bedlington, Northumberland, Dodd started his career with Whitley Bay in the North Eastern League when he was spotted by scouts from Football League First Division side Burnley.[2] He signed for the Clarets in January 1956 and made his first appearance representing the 'A' side.[2] In the 1956–57 season he was the top goalscorer for the 'A' side with 19 goals in the Lancashire Football League.[2] During his two seasons with the club he also featured in a number of reserve games, scoring two hat-tricks in The Central League. One of these was against fierce local rivals Blackburn Rovers in February 1958.[2] He left Turf Moor in 1958 and signed for Football League Fourth Division side Workington, where he went on to make his only league appearance, scoring in the process.[2] [5] He later had trials with Halifax Town and Rossendale United of the Lancashire Combination.[2]
Dodd died on 14 January 2015 in Reedley Hallows, Lancashire, at the age of 78, survived by his wife Irene, son Kevin and daughter Sara.[2]