| William Hodge | |
| Fullname: | William Hodge[1] |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Croy, Scotland |
| Position: | Full back, wing half |
| Youthyears1: | –1924 |
| Youthclubs1: | Baillieston |
| Years1: | 1924–1927 |
| Clubs1: | Rangers |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1927–1935 |
| Clubs2: | Brentford |
| Caps2: | 118 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
William Hodge was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers and Brentford as a full back.
Hodge began his career in Scotland with Scottish Division One club Rangers, but was behind Tommy Muirhead in the half back pecking order and made only two appearances for the club.[2] He moved to England to join Third Division South club Brentford in August 1927.[3] An injury to Tom Adamson in October 1929 allowed Hodge to blossom as a full back. Hodge was part of the Bees team which was crowned Third Division South champions at the end of the 1932–33 season, making 25 appearances.[4] In the Second Division, Hodge lost his place at full back to Arthur Bateman and departed the club in 1935. Hodge made 125 appearances and scored one goal during his seven years at Griffin Park.
Hodge was born in Croy and grew up in Twechar.[5] His brother Robert was also a footballer.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rangers | 1925–26 | Scottish Division One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Brentford | 1927–28 | Third Division South | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 1928–29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1929–30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1930–31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 1931–32 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 1932–33 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 1933–34 | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 118 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 125 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 120 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 127 | 1 | |||
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