| Bill Dodgin Sr. | |
| Fullname: | William Dodgin[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Gateshead, England |
| Death Place: | Godalming, England |
| Height: | 5ft 10in[2] |
| Position: | Wing half |
| Youthclubs1: | Gateshead High Fell |
| Youthclubs2: | Wallsend |
| Youthclubs3: | Kirkley & Waveney |
| Youthclubs4: | Lowestoft Town |
| Years1: | 1928–1932 |
| Clubs1: | Huddersfield Town |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1932–1934 |
| Clubs2: | Lincoln City |
| Caps2: | 46 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1934–1936 |
| Clubs3: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1936–1937 |
| Clubs4: | Bristol Rovers |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1937–1939 |
| Clubs5: | Clapton Orient |
| Caps5: | 62 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 1939–1946 |
| Clubs6: | Southampton |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 177 |
| Totalgoals: | 3 |
| Manageryears1: | 1946–1949 |
| Managerclubs1: | Southampton |
| Manageryears2: | 1949–1953 |
| Managerclubs2: | Fulham |
| Manageryears3: | 1953–1957 |
| Managerclubs3: | Brentford |
| Manageryears4: | 1957–1958 |
| Managerclubs4: | Sampdoria |
| Manageryears5: | –1961 |
| Managerclubs5: | Yiewsley |
| Manageryears6: | 1969–1972 |
| Managerclubs6: | Bristol Rovers |
William Dodgin (17 April 1909 – 16 October 1999) was an English professional footballer who played as a left half and later served as a manager, coach and scout.
Dodgin played in the Football League, most notably for Clapton Orient and Lincoln City and after retiring, he turned to management with Southampton, Fulham, Brentford and Sampdoria.[3] [4] Dodgin later served former club Bristol Rovers as a coach, scout and manager. His final job in football was as chief scout at Eastville and he retired from football in 1981.
Bill Dodgin's brother Norman and son Bill also became footballers,[5] with the latter playing under his father's management at Southampton and Fulham.[6] Prior to turning professional with Huddersfield Town in 1928, he worked as a miner.[7] During the Second World War he worked at an aircraft factory in Hamble-le-Rice and played football for their works team Folland Aircraft.[8] While manager of Yiewsley, he ran a tobacconists and sweet shop in Byfleet.
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 1930–31 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1931–32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1932–33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||