Tommy Codd
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Henry Codd[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1890 | ||
Place of birth | Grimsby, England | ||
Date of death | 1961 (aged 70–71)[1] | ||
Playing position | Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Goole Town | |||
1914–1915 | Leicester Fosse | 13 | (0) |
Harrogate | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Thomas Henry Codd (1890–1961) was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse.
Personal life
9 months after the outbreak of the First World War, Codd enlisted in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) in May 1915.[2] In June 1916, Codd was hit by shrapnel in the left eye at Vimy Ridge and suffering from severe shell shock, was carried two miles back to safety under heavy fire by fellow footballer Arthur Mounteney.[3] Codd lost the eye and was discharged from the army in June 1918.[2][4]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leicester Fosse | 1914–15[5] | Football League Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 88. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 "Thomas Henry Codd | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ↑ "Leicester Fosse and the First World War: Part 10". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part One". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Tommy Codd | Leicester City career stats – FoxesHistory". 23 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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