Martin Hodge played as a goalkeeper for Plymouth Argyle, Everton, Sheffield Wednesday, Leicester City, Hartlepool United and Rochdale.
11 Facts About Martin Hodge
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Martin Hodge's career lasted from 1977 to 1996 during which time he played 602 league and cup matches.
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Martin Hodge signed as a professional in February 1977, as he turned 18 years old.
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The 20-year-old Martin Hodge had been signed by Everton as second choice keeper to George Wood, however Martin Hodge forced his way into the first team in November 1979 with his good early form and played 23 league matches that season plus an FA Cup semi-final against West Ham United.
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Martin Hodge was a typical signing by the then Wednesday manager Howard Wilkinson in that he was a player who had shown early promise but had lost his way somewhat.
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In total Martin Hodge played 246 times for Wednesday and kept 60 clean sheets before leaving for Leicester City in March 1988, he is remembered at Hillsborough as a fine goalkeeper.
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Martin Hodge was part of an unusual and rare incident on 25 October 1986 when during the Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City match, City goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic scored a freak goal directly from a kick out of his hand with the help of a following wind.
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Martin Hodge has said that this was the biggest disappointment of his career.
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Martin Hodge made 80 appearances in three years before moving to Hartlepool in the summer of 1991, where he stayed for two years before joining Rochdale for a season.
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Martin Hodge later took charge of the reserve team before being released by the club in July 2004, when he moved to Leeds United to be their goalkeeping coach.
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Martin Hodge has since worked as a scout and head of recruitment for a number of Premier League and Championship clubs and he currently works as head of recruitment for Swansea City FC.