Ephraim "Dusty" Rhodes was an English

England

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 footballer

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 who played for Sunderland

Sunderland A.F.C.

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 as a defender

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. Rhodes made his debut for Sunderland on 18 October 1902 against Bury

Bury F.C.

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 in a 3–1 defeat at Gigg Lane

Gigg Lane

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. He played for Sunderland from 1902 until 1908 making 114 league appearances and scoring 5 goals.

In 1908 he moved to Brentford

Brentford F.C.

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, eventually serving as manager from August 1912 to May 1915.

He married Daisy Caroline Shinner in 1904 and they had three children.