John Hodge (English footballer) explained

John Hodge
Birth Date:1 April 1969
Birth Place:Ormskirk, England
Position:Winger
Years1:1990–1991
Years2:1991–1993
Years3:1993–1996
Years4:1996–1998
Years5:1998–2000
Years6:2000
Years7:2000–2003
Years8:2003
Clubs6:Northampton Town (loan)
Clubs8:Kidderminster Harriers
Caps1:3
Caps2:65
Caps3:102
Caps4:76
Caps5:52
Caps6:1
Caps7:59
Caps8:0
Goals1:4
Goals2:13
Goals3:10
Goals4:13
Goals5:1
Goals6:0
Goals7:2
Goals8:0

John Hodge (born 1 April 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

He went on trial with Manchester United from November 1989 to December 1989. While at Swansea, he was a part of the team that won after a penalty shoot-out in the 1994 Football League Trophy Final.[1] He joined Gillingham in July 1998.[2]

His only league goal was a second-half injury-time equaliser against Macclesfield on 3 October 1998. He was regarded as a "supersub", often coming off the bench to great effect, including setting up Robert Taylor for a last-minute goal against Fulham on 28 November 1998, and Andy Thomson for a 100th-minute winner against Walsall in a FA Cup replay on 8 January 2000.

He was the only Gillingham player to successfully convert a penalty in their 3–1 penalty shoot-out defeat to Manchester City in the 1998–99 Division Two play-off final. Hodge was signed by Kidderminster Harriers in January 2003.[3]

Honours

Individual

1997–98 Second Division[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Football: Sublime Swansea glide to victory: Welsh pride stirred at Wembley. The Independent. 25 April 1994. 12 June 2019. White. Clive.
  2. Book: Hugman, Barry J. . The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 . Queen Anne Press . 2005 . 292 . 1-85291-665-6 .
  3. News: Britton signs Hodge . BBC Sport . 7 January 2003 . 4 September 2007 .
  4. Book: Barry J. . Hugman . The 1998–99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . 1998 . Queen Anne Press . Harpenden . 978-1-85291-588-9 . 352.