Richard Hodgson (born 1 October 1979) is an English former professional

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. Hodgson began his career as a trainee with

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

, turning professional in October 1996. He was released in March 2000, having failed to break into the first team, and joined

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in ...

on non-contract terms. His league debut came on 11 March 2000 in Scunthorpe's 3–0 defeat at home to

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...

. However, Hodgson was replaced by Wayne Graves at half-time and did not feature for Scunthorpe again. In August 2000 Hodgson joined

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

, making over 100 first team appearances before joining Farnborough Town on a free transfer in August 2003. He had a two-day trial with

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...

in December 2003. He moved to

Stevenage Borough Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in EFL League One, the third level of the Engli ...

in March 2004, but struggled to establish himself. He joined

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. Formed in October 188 ...

on loan in August 2004 and in October 2004 moved to

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

. However he was with Crawley for only 48 hours before moving to League Two side

on a free transfer. He left Cambridge in January 2005 and played in

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for

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. In June 2005, Hodgson re-joined

. Later that year he joined Carshalton Athletic, moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in December 2005 until his release at the end of the season. He subsequently returned to Farnborough, but when work commitments led to a move back to his native north-east, he joined

Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans Association Football Club is an association football club based in Blyth, Northumberland. They are currently members of and play at Croft Park. They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secre ...

in March 2007. He moved to Sunderland Nissan early in the 2007–08 season. He signed for Whitley Bay FC for the 2008/10 season

References

Signed for Bedlington Terriers in the Northern League Division 1 2010/11 Season

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodgson, Richard 1979 births Living people Footballers from Sunderland English men's footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Sunderland Nissan F.C. players Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Whitley Bay F.C. players Bedlington Terriers F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders