Jimmy Dodds
Personal information
Full name James Angus Dodds
Date of birth (1914-09-07)7 September 1914[1]
Place of birth Belfast, Ireland[1]
Date of death 26 January 1942(1942-01-26) (aged 27)[2]
Place of death Singapore
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933 Model
1934 Linfield
1935–1936 Fulham 1 (0)
1936–1937 Gillingham 26 (7)
1937 Glentoran
1938 Worcester City
1939 Kidderminster Harriers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Angus Dodds (7 September 1914 – 26 January 1942) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Fulham and Gillingham.[1]

Personal life

Dodds served as a flight sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[2] He was mentioned in despatches twice during his service.[4][5] Dodds was killed on 26 January 1942 aboard Lockheed Hudson AE602 when it was shot down by Japanese Ki-27 fighters during the Battle of Singapore.[2][4][6][7] The bomber had been returning to base after conducting a raid on Japanese ships landing at Endau.[6] Dodds is commemorated on the Kranji War Memorial.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 1935–36[1] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Gillingham 1936–37[1] Third Division North 25 6 1 1 26 7
Career total 50 2 1 0 51 2

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jim Dodds at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Casualty Details: James Angus Dodds". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Gillingham make £1,000 profit. No longer Cinderella of League III". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xii – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Flight Sergeant James Angus DODDS (966370) of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve". RAFCommands. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "No. 35284". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 September 1941. p. 5576.
  6. 1 2 "Casualties 25-28 Jan 1942". Rafweb. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. ↑ White, Alex (2 December 2020). "Fulham and the Second World War Part 5 - Fulham's Wartime Internationals, Guest Players and Players Killed During the War". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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