Norman Dodgin (born 1 November 1921 in
Gateshead
Gateshead () is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, ...
- August 2000) was an English
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played between 1947 and 1955. His predominant position was at
defence.
Dodgin became a
player-manager
A player–coach (also playing coach, captain–coach, or player–manager) is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. Player–coaches may be head coaches or assistant coaches, and they may make chang ...
in 1953 while playing for
Exeter City, until his retirement from playing in 1955, at which point he became a full-time manager. He was also a manager at
Barrow from 1957 to 1958, and at
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...
between 1958 and 1960.
Norman was the brother of
Bill Dodgin Sr. and the uncle of
Bill Dodgin Jr., both of whom were professional footballers and football managers.
Dodgin died in August 2000. Evidence of this can be found in the Family Records Centre BMD Index & the Rothmans Football Yearbook 2001/2002 Obituaries Page
Managerial record
References
External links
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1921 births
2000 deaths
Footballers from Gateshead
English men's footballers
English football managers
Men's association football defenders
Newcastle United F.C. players
Reading F.C. players
Exeter City F.C. players
Northampton Town F.C. players
Exeter City F.C. managers
Yeovil Town F.C. managers
Barrow A.F.C. managers
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. managers
English Football League players
20th-century English sportsmen
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