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Ex Files - Louis Dodds

Loan striker Louis Dodds is added to our collection of former Players.

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Player Profile: Louis Dodds

Name Louis Dodds
Position Striker
Date of Birth 8th October 1986
Born Sheffield
Height 5'10
Weight 12'08
Signed for Dale Leicester - 20.02.07
Fee Loan
Debut Hereford 0 Dale 0 - 24.02.07
Other Clubs Leicester City
Northwich Victoria
Left Spotland 06.05.07

Dale Stats (to July 2007)

  League Cup Total
Season App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals
2006-2007 6 6 2 0 0 0 6 6 2
Total 6 6 2 0 0 0 6 6 2
Dodds joined the club on a three month loan spell in February 2007. He came to the club from Leicester City, with a view to getting some first team football - something he had found impossible to do at the Walker Stadium.

Dodds made it to Spotland after being recommended to the club by former player and one time part time assistant manager Gareth Griffiths who worked with the striker at Northwich at an earlier loan spell.

His time at Dale was fairly limited. He found it difficult to establish himself due to the form of Le Fondre, Murray and Dagnall, but that was certainly more of a reflection on them than on Dodds. He certainly was given more opportunities than the more established Danny Reet did.

He played a total of twelve games for the club without actually completing a full ninety minutes during that time. He started six of those, and was subbed every time. He grabbed two goals during that time, one at Chester and the other a last minute winner at Mansfield Town.

When he played, he did alright. He didn't pull up any trees but he certainly didn't look like he was out of his depth, and as we mentioned before, he was regularly given the nod ahead of fellow loanee Danny Reet, even though he was far less experienced than his fellow Sheffield born striker.

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