Tommy Codd
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| Intro | Association football player | |||
| Places | United Kingdom England | |||
| was | Athlete Football player Association football player | |||
| Work field | Sports | |||
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| Birth | 1890, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | |||
| Death | 1961 (aged 71 years) | |||
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Biography
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. 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. Codd lost the eye and was discharged from the army in June 1918.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester Fosse | 1914–15 | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||