He spent the remainder of the 1980s with various clubs across Europe, playing for IF Elfsborg, Port Vale, GAIS, Cork City, Landskrona BoIS, and Rocester.
[4] He took his chance with ease, putting in some impressive performances, and on Bloor's return manager Tony Waddington was unable to drop Dodd so moved him to right-back.
[4] From 10 January 1976 to April 1978, Dodd made 102 consecutive appearances, which was ended when new manager Alan Durban brought in Manchester City's Mike Doyle.
I couldn't see a future at Stoke under Richie Barker, but leaving the Victoria Ground was the most upsetting day of my footballing life".
[4] At Molineux, Dodd helped Wolves gain promotion in 1982–83, but a poor 1983–84 campaign saw them make a quick return to the second tier 1983–84.
[4] Prompted by journalist Peter Keeling, Dodd moved to Sweden playing for IF Elfsborg, GAIS and Landskrona BoIS over a six-year period.
[4] A strict vegan,[2][8] he regularly competes in marathons across Staffordshire and also enjoys attending heavy metal concerts.