Dennis Herod

Dennis Herod

Personal information
Full name	Dennis John Herod
Date of birth	27 October 1923(1923-10-27)
Place of birth	Basford, England
Date of death	16 December 2009(2009-12-16) (aged 86)
Place of death	Wrinehill, England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1946–1953	Stoke City	191	(1)
1953–1954	Stockport County	33	(0)
Total		224	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dennis Herod (27 October 1923 – 16 December 2009) was an English former footballer.

Playing career

A small but agile goalkeeper, Herod rose through the junior ranks of Stoke City to sign professional forms in 1946. Over the next seven years he played 191 league games for the Potters and during a game against Aston Villa in February 1952 scored a goal in extraordinary circumstances. Herod sustained an injury in the first half of the match, which later turned out to be a broken arm. With substitutions not available he let Sammy Smyth take his place in goal whilst Herod went out to left-wing, on the 50th minute with a broken arm Herod scored City's third goal.^[1]

Herod died on the 16 December 2009 aged 87. He was the last member of the Stoke City squad which came close to winning the First Division title in 1947.^[2]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1945–46	0	0	8	0	8	0
	1946–47	14	0	1	0	15	0
	1947–48	41	0	2	0	43	0
	1948–49	41	0	4	0	45	0
	1949–50	20	0	1	0	21	0
	1950–51	35	0	3	0	38	0
	1951–52	29	1	4	0	33	1
	1952–53	11	0	1	0	12	0
	Total	191	1	24	0	215	1
Stockport County	1953–54	33	0			33	0
	Total	33	0			33	0
Career Total		224	1	24	0	248	1

References

1. ^ "Past tales highlight pampered pros of today". BBC Sport. 18/04/05. http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2005/04/18/nigel_johnson_160405_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
2. ^ Former keeper Herod dies, Retrieved on 17 December 2009

Persondata
Name	Herod, Dennis
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	27 October 1923
Place of birth	Basford, England
Date of death	16 December 2009
Place of death	Wrinehill, England