Cyril Casey Marcel "Ces" Podd (born 7 August 1952) is a retired international footballer from Saint Kitts and Nevis who played professionally in England. He was one of the first black players to establish themselves in English football.

Contents

• 1 Career
  • 1.1 Club career
  • 1.2 International career
  • 1.3 Coaching career
• 2 Outside football
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Career

Club career

A student at the Bradford College of Art, Podd made his professional debut in September 1970 for Bradford City. Over the next 14 years Podd made a total of 565 appearances for City in all compe*ions - a club record. He signed for Halifax Town in August 1984, and later played with Scarborough – with whom he secured promotion to the Football League – and Ossett Town.

International career

Podd played internationally for Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Coaching career

Podd coached the Saint Kitts and Nevis national side between 1999 and 2002. He went on to coach the underprivileged in Leeds.

Podd is technical director of the Saint Lucia Football *ociation.

Outside football

Podd owns a salsa-dancing company called X-ces.

References

External links

• Cec Podd at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database