Career
He originally played non-league football with his hometown club Chorley before joining Football League Second Division side Burnley in 1911 at the age of 25. Hodgson went on to make 120 league appearances for Burnley, scoring 53 goals. He fought for the Allied forces during the First World War, but still represented Burnley as a wartime guest player, scoring 39 goals in 62 matches.
He also assisted Clapton Orient during the 1917-1918 War League.
Source: Neilson North. Kaufman, honorary historian Leyton Orient Football Club. Hodgson contracted a kidney problem while on service and died on 4 August 1919.