Cyril Hodges

Cyril Hodges

Personal information
Full name	Cyril Leslie Hodges
Date of birth	(1919-09-18)18 September 1919[1]
Place of birth	Hackney, England
Date of death	September 1979 (aged 59–60)[2]
Place of death	Brighton, England
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
19??–1944	Eton Manor
1944–1946	Arsenal	2	(0)
1946–1947	Brighton & Hove Albion	9	(3)
1947–19??	Haywards Heath
Total		11	(3)
Managerial career
1947–195?	Haywards Heath (coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cyril Leslie Hodges (18 September 1919 – September 1979) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League.

Career

Hodges was born in Hackney, London, in 1919.^[1] After playing with Eton Manor, Hodges joined Arsenal in 1944 and turned professional in April 1945.^[2] He made two appearances for them in the Football League, before joining Brighton & Hove Albion, where he made a further nine League appearances.^[3] After a spell as a player-coach with Haywards Heath, Hodges spent eleven years as trainer and then coach at Brighton & Hove Albion.^[2][4] He remained living in Brighton,^[2] and died in the town in September 1979.^[1]

References

1. "Cyril Hodges". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
2. "Cyril Hodges". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
3. "Cyril Hodges". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
4. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.