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English footballer

John Hodgkinson
Personal information
Full name John Chapman Hodgkinson
Date of birth December 1883
Place of birth Stockport, England
Date of death 15 June 1915(1915-06-15) (aged 31)
Place of death near Krithia, Ottoman Turkey
Position(s) Inside left, outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1906 Stockport County 28 (6)
1907–1908 Stockport County 17 (3)
Haslingden
Nelson
Rochdale
1911 Grimsby Town 12 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Chapman Hodgkinson (December 1883 – 5 June 1915) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Stockport County and Grimsby Town. He was nicknamed "Cobbler".

Personal life

Hodgkinson served in the British Army as a territorial. He later re-enlisted as a private in the East Lancashire Regiment during the First World War. Hodgkinson served at Gallipoli and was killed in action during an Ottoman counterattack at the Third Battle of Krithia on 5 June 1915. He was originally reported as missing in action, but his status was changed to presumed dead soon after. Hodgkinson's body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.

See also

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stockport County 1904–05 Lancashire Combination First Division 26 6 4 0 30 6
1905–06 Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 28 6 4 0 32 6
Stockport County 1907–08 Second Division 7 2 0 0 7 2
1908–09 10 1 0 0 10 1
Total 45 9 4 0 49 9
Career total 45 9 4 0 49 9

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 140. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Burnley Roll of Honour – Private John Chapman Hodkinson". www.burnleyinthegreatwar.info. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. ^ "John Hodgkinson – Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. ^ Watts, Ian. "John Hodgkinson County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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