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Gordon Hodgson

1904 - 1951

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Gordon Hodgson (16 April 1904 – 14 June 1951) was a professional sportsman, born in Transvaal Colony, who is best known as a striker for Liverpool and as a fast bowler for Lancashire. He won two international caps for South Africa and three for England. Hodgson signed for Liverpool on 14 December 1925, going on to score 241 goals in 377 appearances for the Anfield club. He transferred to Aston Villa on 8 January 1936 and scored 11 goals in 28 appearances for the Villans, before joining Leeds United in March 1937, scoring 53 goals in 85 appearances for the Elland Road club. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Hodgson is the 5,143rd most popular soccer player (down from 4,891st in 2019), the 181st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 164th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gordon Hodgson ranks 5,143 out of 21,273. Before him are Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Álvaro Odriozola, Yasutaro Matsuki, Kazuki Tsuda, Antonio Jasso, and Aloísio Pires Alves. After him are Juan Pedevilla, Hasse Borg, Alessandro Bastoni, Asier Illarramendi, Junichi Kono, and Tommy Troelsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Gordon Hodgson ranks 322. Before him are Léon Rosenfeld, Glenda Farrell, Steven Geray, Alexander Afinogenov, Antonio Janni, and Laura La Plante. After him are Philip Hall, Lillian Copeland, John Porter, Frank Amyot, Patsy Ruth Miller, and Clemente Yerovi. Among people deceased in 1951, Gordon Hodgson ranks 175. Before him are Simon Barere, Lloyd C. Douglas, Frank Weston Benson, Nora Barnacle, Jack Holt, and Victor Johnson. After him are Giovanni Scatturin, Thomas Blamey, Tom Kiely, Mady Christians, Constant Lambert, and Alfred Lindley.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Gordon Hodgson ranks 181 out of 454. Before him are Solomon Linda (1909), Bessie Head (1937), Gavin Hood (1963), Florence Fuller (1867), Denis Goldberg (1933), and Ted Moore (1914). After him are Clarence Walker (1898), Richard Borcherds (1959), Clarence Oldfield (1899), Eddie Kramer (1942), Grace Mugabe (1965), and Baleka Mbete (1949).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Africa

Among soccer players born in South Africa, Gordon Hodgson ranks 2. Before him are Bruce Grobbelaar (1957). After him are Dimas (1969), Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984), Steven Pienaar (1982), Benni McCarthy (1977), Mark González (1984), Phil Masinga (1969), Hans Vonk (1970), MacBeth Sibaya (1977), Lucas Radebe (1969), and Aaron Mokoena (1980).

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