- Richard Hodgson
Infobox Football biography
playername = Richard Hodgson
fullname = Richard Hodgson
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|10|1
cityofbirth =Sunderland
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=5|in=10
position = Midfield
currentclub = Sunderland Nissan
youthyears = -1996
youthclub = Nottingham Forest
years = 1996-2000
2000
2000-2003
2003-2004
2004
2004
2004
2004-2005
2005
2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007
2007-
clubs = Nottingham Forest
Scunthorpe United
Darlington
Farnborough Town
Stevenage Borough
→Forest Green Rovers (loan)
Crawley Town
Cambridge United
Crawley Town
Carshalton Athletic
Gravesend & Northfleet
Farnborough Town
Blyth Spartans
Sunderland Nissan
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
01 (0)
98 (6)
33 (9)
06 (0)
07 (1)
00 (0)
10 (2)
04 (0)
04 (0)Richard Hodgson (born
October 1 ,1979 inSunderland ) is an English former professional footballer. He currently plays for Sunderland Nissan.Hodgson began his career as a trainee with Nottingham Forest, turning professional in October 1996. He was released in March 2000, having failed to break into the first team, and joined Scunthorpe United on non-contract terms. His league debut came on
March 11 ,2000 in Scunthorpe's 3-0 defeat at home to Cambridge United. However, Hodgson was replaced byWayne Graves at half-time and didn't feature for Scunthorpe again.In August 2000 Hodgson joined Darlington, making over 100 first team appearances before joining Farnborough Town on a free transfer in August 2003. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=11661 Hodgson becomes latest Taylor new boy] ] He had a two-day trial with Bristol Rovers in December 2003. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=14520 Boro could lose Hodgson] ] He moved to Stevenage Borough in March 2004, [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=16586 Westley gets busy on deadline day] ] but struggled to establish himself. He joined Forest Green Rovers on loan in August 2004 and in October 2004 moved to Crawley Town. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=21537 Hodgson joins Crawley] ] However he was with Crawley for only 48 hours before moving to League Two side Cambridge United on a free transfer. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=21640 Hodgson leaves Crawley after 48 hours!] ] He left Cambridge in January 2005 [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cambridge_utd/4164395.stm Hodgson free to leave Cambridge] ] and played in
Malaysia for Pahang.In June 2005, Hodgson re-joined Crawley Town. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=27308 Hodgson's here to stay this time] ] Later that year he joined Carshalton Athletic, moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in December 2005 [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=31407 Hodgson joins Fleet] ] until his release at the end of the season. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=33253 Hodgson leaves Fleet] ]
He subsequently returned to Farnborough, but when work commitments led to a move back to his native north-east, he joined Blyth Spartans in March 2007. [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=40671 Blyth make long-distance signing] ]
He moved to Sunderland Nissan early in the 2007-08 season.
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