Silent Blade
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RIP Billy Hodgson
Sheffield United is saddened to learn of the passing of former player Billy Hodgson.
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One of my favourite players, a real joker he often hid behind the ref whilst retaining possession to infuriate the opposition. Seemed to need to replace torn shorts on a regular basis, genuinely a real character. R.I.P.RIP Billy Hodgson
Sheffield United is saddened to learn of the passing of former player Billy Hodgson.www.sufc.co.uk
What a great team they wereOnly 4 left from the 1961 promotion squad. Shiels, Hoyland, Summers and Russell
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Could it have anything to do with players conscripted to the armed forces? They were often based a long way from their club, and guesting for other clubs would have allowed them to continue playing some football. I was not aware of any loan-system at the time (doesn’t mean it didn’t exist, though).Deadbat , I hadnt realised we signed Hodgson initially on loan. Must be our first in history?
Was that the game where he scored at the lane end in a 1-0 win that was my first memory of him?Oh no loved Billy Hodgson I always remember him a home game against Leicester City in the early sixties he was totally outstanding that day it’s a crystal clear memory I have as I was stood next to the players tunnel on John Street as he came off at the end crowd roaring our approval he was covered head to toe in mud (heavy rain during the game) You couldn’t see the red and white stripes just mud he took Leicester apart (never forgiven that lot for the FA Cup Semi-Final defeat)
An amazing display from the smallest lad on the park and my Dad said to me you’ll not see many performances like that again and he was right.
Thanks for playing for Blades Billy RIP Son
I wonder if that was the match he picked up some of the toilet roll that was thrown onto the pitch and wiped the mud off his face just after he had won a corner at the Kop end. Crowd loved it. For our young fans - back in those days there seemed to be many fans who brought toilet rolls to the ground to throw as streamers. Great character.Oh no loved Billy Hodgson I always remember him a home game against Leicester City in the early sixties he was totally outstanding that day it’s a crystal clear memory I have as I was stood next to the players tunnel on John Street as he came off at the end crowd roaring our approval he was covered head to toe in mud (heavy rain during the game) You couldn’t see the red and white stripes just mud he took Leicester apart (never forgiven that lot for the FA Cup Semi-Final defeat)
An amazing display from the smallest lad on the park and my Dad said to me you’ll not see many performances like that again and he was right.
Thanks for playing for Blades Billy RIP Son
Billy was a real grafter and was excellent when conditions were heavy ! Had this ability to really work through Bramall lanes muddy period from Dec onwards he seemed to revel in it .He was a talented player not just a mud larker ..Only 4 left from the 1961 promotion squad. Shiels, Hoyland, Summers and Russell
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“Good friends and rivals” wow times have changedOne of my favourite players from the Blades of my youth. By grim coincidence, at the time that this news was being posted, I was posting my review of the first match of the 1962-63 season, including a great picture of him from the Forest programme:
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RIP a big-hearted Blade
Perhaps it was like when Boris Johnson talks about ‘our friends in Europe’“Good friends and rivals” wow times have changed
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