Cyril Hodges | |
Fullname: | Cyril Leslie Hodges |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1919 |
Birth Place: | Hackney, England |
Death Place: | Brighton, England |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 19??–1944 |
Clubs1: | Eton Manor |
Years2: | 1944–1946 |
Clubs2: | Arsenal |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1946–1947 |
Clubs3: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Caps3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 1947–19?? |
Clubs4: | Haywards Heath |
Totalcaps: | 11 |
Totalgoals: | 3 |
Manageryears1: | 1947–195? |
Managerclubs1: | Haywards Heath (coach) |
Cyril Leslie Hodges (18 September 1919 – September 1979) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League.
Hodges was born in Hackney, London, in 1919. After playing with Eton Manor, Hodges joined Arsenal in 1944 and turned professional in April 1945.[1] He made two appearances for them in the Football League, before joining Brighton & Hove Albion, where he made a further nine League appearances.[2] After a spell as a player-coach with Haywards Heath, Hodges spent eleven years as trainer and then coach at Brighton & Hove Albion.[1] [3] He remained living in Brighton,[1] and died in the town in September 1979.