Robert Dawson (31 January 1935 – 1980) was an English footballer who played as a full back.

Bobby Dawson
Personal information
Full name Robert Dawson[1]
Date of birth (1935-01-31)31 January 1935[1]
Place of birth South Shields,[1] England
Date of death 1980 (aged 44–45)[1]
Place of death Gateshead,[1] England
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1953 South Shields
1953–1955 Leeds United 1 (0)
1955–1960 Gateshead 118 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dawson started his career with non-league South Shields before joining Leeds United in 1953. After only making 1 first team appearance, Dawson moved to Gateshead in 1955, where he scored 1 goal in 121 league and cup games. Dawson also had a trial spell at Manchester City in 1951.

Sources

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  • "allfootballers.com". Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  • "Bobby Dawson". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Bobby Dawson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2017.