John Hodges is a retired English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He began his career with Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

 but did not make a first team appearance before being allowed to leave by new Leicester manager Peter Taylor. Hodges joined Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...

 on a free transfer in the summer of 2000, as back-up for first choice goalkeeper Jon Sheffield

Jon Sheffield

Jonathon Sheffield is a former professional goalkeeper.Sheffield came through the youth system at Norwich City, but made just one appearance for their first team when he deputised for the suspended Bryan Gunn in a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa at Carrow Road on 15 April 1989...

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He made his league debut on 24 October 2000 against Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

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, and went on to make another three appearances for the club during November, including two against Chester City

Chester City F.C.

Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...

 in the FA Cup

FA Cup

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. He endured a season marred by injury and the emergence of Romain Larrieu

Romain Larrieu

Romain Larrieu is a French footballer who is currently a goalkeeper/first team coach for Plymouth Argyle. Having joined them in 2000 from Valence, he is their longest serving current player and club captain.-Playing career:...

, who would go on to become the clubs first choice goalkeeper under new manager Paul Sturrock

Paul Sturrock

Paul Whitehead Sturrock is a Scottish football manager who, since July 2010, is the manager of Southend United. Until this appointment, Sturrock had most recently been at English League 1 club Plymouth Argyle in a business support role, having been relieved of his managerial duties, until he quit...

. He was released from his contract with the club at the end of the 2000–01 season, and retired from the professional game that summer due to injury.