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Cec Podd at Bradford City in the 1971-72 season

(Picture taken from the Bradford City 1971-72 Team Photo
in Football League Review 633 - Jon Sammels cover)

Cyril (Cec) Podd

N.B. Cec is pronounced Ces, and sometimes his name is found wrongly spelt this way.

Born: Leewood Island, St Kitts, 7 August, 1952.

League Appearences

Team	Source	Date signed	Seasons*	Games	Subs	Goals
Bradford City	Juniors	08.70	70-83	494	8	3
Halifax Town	Tr	08.84	84-85	52	5	0
Scarborough	Tr	07.86	87	3	0	0
Total: 562/3				549	13	3

(*Seasons: 70 = 1970-71 season)

Cec made his debut in the 1970-71 season in a Division Three match for Bradford City v Chesterfield, a 1-0 away win on 26 September, 1970.

Cec was the first black player to ever play 400 League games, and was the first black player to ever receive a Testimonial match in England.

Cec became Bradford City's most played player in League football when he played his 444th game on 23 October, 1982, v Doncaster Rovers. It was 1-0 to Bradford City. The record up to then had been held by Ian Cooper. Cec still has the record with 502 games.

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Cec has Bradford City's record League appearances record, see Appearance Records

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Note:

Birth information and League career statistics from:
The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005
Edited and compiled by Barry J. Hugman. Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2005.
See www.since1888.co.uk

Further information from Bradford City Football Club. An A to Z by Dean Hayes. Bradford City Football Club, 1996.

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