19 Facts About Kevin Hodges

Kevin Hodges spent the majority of his playing career with Plymouth Argyle of the Football League, where he is the club's all-time appearance record holder.

Kevin Hodges played for Torquay United and went on to become their manager before returning to Plymouth Argyle as manager.

Kevin Hodges appeared for them in the FA Youth Cup as a 15-year-old before the club scrapped its youth team in 1978 as part of a cost-cutting exercise.

Kevin Hodges followed one of his former coaches, Bobby Howe, to Plymouth Argyle to sign his first professional contract.

Kevin Hodges would go on to represent the club with distinction for the next fourteen years, making a total of 620 appearances in all competitions, scoring 87 goals.

Kevin Hodges is recognised as one of Plymouth Argyle's best wingers of all time.

Kevin Hodges is the club's all-time appearance record holder and eighth on the all-time goalscoring record list.

Kevin Hodges was a member of the Argyle squad which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1984.

Kevin Hodges started in all 46 matches and scored 16 goals, an impressive return for a midfielder.

Kevin Hodges became one of the few players to ever receive a second testimonial match in 1992, against Luton Town, after fifteen years of service to the club.

Kevin Hodges was loaned to Torquay United in January 1992, with first-team opportunities being limited at Home Park, to help the Gulls in their battle against relegation back to the fourth-tier of English football.

Kevin Hodges was then allowed to rejoin Torquay United on a permanent basis in December 1992, thus ending his fourteen-year association with the Pilgrims.

Kevin Hodges finished his playing career at Plainmoor, scoring 5 goals in 81 appearances before officially retiring in 1997, to focus on coaching.

Kevin Hodges guided them to the Third Division Play-off Final in 1998, before returning to Home Park that summer to take up the position of Plymouth Argyle manager, replacing Mick Jones.

Kevin Hodges left in October 2005, with the club top of the Southern League Western Division, to become an assistant manager to Steven Thompson at Football League One club Yeovil Town.

Kevin Hodges remained at Huish Park until the appointment of Russell Slade as the club's manager, and then joined Bristol Rovers in October 2006 as the club's youth-team manager.

Kevin Hodges spell with them lasted until June 2008 when he was released from his contract.

Kevin Hodges returned to Plymouth Argyle again in October 2008 to work as a part-time coach for the club's Football in the Community Trust project.

Kevin Hodges left his role as Plymouth Argyle's academy director in November 2019.