– 8 4 ▁season ▁with ▁I ain ▁H es ford ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁number ▁one ▁goal keeper . ▁However ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁H odge ' s ▁good ▁pre ▁season ▁form ▁and ▁H es ford ' ▁weight ▁problems ▁ens ured ▁that ▁H odge ▁played ▁the ▁opening ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁against ▁Sw anse a ▁City ▁and ▁never ▁looked ▁back . ▁His ▁time ▁at ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day ▁was ▁excellent ▁he ▁played ▁ 2 1 4 ▁consecutive ▁League ▁and ▁Cup ▁matches , ▁a ▁club ▁record ▁be ating ▁Mark ▁Ho oper ' s ▁previous ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Wed nes day ▁side ▁which ▁gained ▁promotion ▁back ▁to ▁Division ▁One ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 – 8 4 ▁and ▁then ▁had ▁several ▁good ▁seasons ▁on ▁their ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁flight . ▁ ▁In ▁total ▁H odge ▁played ▁ 2 4 6 ▁times ▁for ▁Wed nes day ▁and ▁kept ▁ 6 0 ▁clean ▁sheets ▁before ▁leaving ▁for ▁Le ic ester ▁City ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁is ▁remembered ▁at ▁Hills borough ▁as ▁a ▁fine ▁goal keeper . ▁H odge ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁unusual ▁and ▁rare ▁incident ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁when ▁during ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day ▁v ▁Cov entry ▁City ▁match , ▁City ▁goal keeper ▁Steve ▁Og riz ov ic ▁scored ▁a ▁fre ak ▁goal ▁directly ▁from ▁a ▁kick ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁hand ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁a ▁following ▁wind . ▁This ▁was