Background and career
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 at football for South Africa and three for England. He is the fourth-highest goalscorer in English top-flight history and Liverpool's fourth all-time leading goalscorer.
Hodgson signed for Liverpool in December 1925, going on to score 241 goals in 377 appearances for the club. He was the club's record goalscorer until being surpassed by Roger Hunt in 1969. He transferred to Aston Villa in January 1936 and scored 11 goals in 28 appearances, before joining Leeds United in March 1937, scoring 53 goals in 85 appearances for the club. In total, Hodgson scored 305 goals in 490 appearances for his three English clubs, 295 of which came in 467 games in the Football League, with the other ten coming in the FA Cup from 23 appearances.
He was appointed Port Vale manager in 1946, a position he would hold until he died in 1951.
