The Squad > Attackers > Billy Dodds

Brief Player Report:
Billy Dodds arrived in a whirlwind move from Tannadice early in December 1999.

An injury crisis forced Dick Advocaat into a move for a striker following long term injuries to Michael Mols, Jonatan Johansson and Gabriel Amato.

But having only hit the top level in the Autumn of his career Dodds jumped at the chance of a £1.3million move to Ibrox.

Dodds was a late starter on the international scene, winning his first cap at the age of 29 but going on to be a regular in the Scotland team for the Euro 2000 qualifying campaign.

After a successful switch from Aberdeen to Dundee Utd where he scored 27 goals in 54 appearances Dodds was recognised as a man who could score goals when the pressure was on.

Allied with his high work rate, Dodds goalscoring form caught the eye of Dick Advocaat, who identified the thirty year old as the man to carry the goalscoring burden in his injury hit team.

And with early goals against Motherwell and one on his Old Firm debut, the fans took to Dodds quickly.

Please note these player pages only get updated every so often this page was last updated 31/05/00

<Back To Squad Page ---- Back To Top