Ces Podd

Ces Podd

Personal information
Full name	Cyril Casey Marcel Podd[1]
Date of birth	(1952-08-07) 7 August 1952 (age 72)[1]
Place of birth	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis[1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back[1]
Youth career
	Bradford City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1984	Bradford City	502	(3)
1984–1986	Halifax Town	57	(0)
1986–1988	Scarborough
1988	Ossett Town
International career
	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Managerial career
1999–2002	Saint Kitts and Nevis
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cyril Casey Marcel Podd (born 7 August 1952) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back. An international for Saint Kitts and Nevis he spent his professional career in England. He was one of the first black players to establish themselves in English football.^[3]

Club career

A student at the Bradford College of Art, Podd made his professional debut in September 1970 for Bradford City. Over the next 14 years Podd made a total of 565 appearances for City in all competitions - a club record.^[4] He signed for Halifax Town in August 1984, and later played with Scarborough – with whom he secured promotion to the Football League^[5] – and Ossett Town.

His testimonial after 14 years at Bradford City was the first awarded to a black professional footballer. It featured a side of fellow professional black footballers, including Garth Crooks, Luther Blissett, Justin Fashanu, Vince Hilaire, Cyrille Regis and Terry Connor.^[6]

International career

Podd played internationally for Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Coaching career

Podd coached the Saint Kitts and Nevis national side between 1999 and 2002.^[3] He went on to coach the underprivileged in Leeds.^[7]

Podd is technical director of the Saint Lucia Football Association.

Outside football

Podd owns a salsa-dancing company called X-ces.^[8]

Honours

Scarborough

• Football Conference: 1986–87^[5]

References

1. "Ces Podd". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 316. ISBN 978-0-3561435-4-5. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
3. "Ces Podd". Football Unites, Racism Divides.
4. "Bantams Greats - Ces Podd". Bradford City AFC. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008.
5. "Scarborough Go To Dust". Boy From Brazil. 20 June 2007.
6. "Weekend Interview: Why Ces Podd ditched retirement to help Scarborough make history". The Yorkshire Post. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
7. "Ces Podd". Bantams Past. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009.
8. "Podd on your dancing shoes!". Telegraph & Argus. Newsquest Media Group. 9 April 2005. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

External links

• Cec Podd at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database