Tommy Dawson (footballer, born 1901)
Thomas Dawson (15 December 1901 – 30 November 1977) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient, Gateshead and Stoke City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Dawson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 30 November 1977 (aged 75)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1922 | Washington Colliery | ||
| 1922–1923 | Darlington | 0 | (0) |
| 1923–1924 | Chopwell Institute | ||
| 1924–1932 | Stoke City | 23 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Clapton Orient | 19 | (0) |
| 1933–1935 | Gateshead | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 62 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Dawson was born in Durham and worked as a miner, playing football for Washington Colliery and Chopwell Institute before joining Stoke City in 1924.[1] He was used as back up to Bob McGrory and due to his consistency Dawson found it very difficult to break into the first team.[1] He was then installed as captain of Stoke's reserve side and spent eight seasons at the Victoria Ground making just 24 appearances in the first team.[1] He played a season with Clapton Orient and then back in his home of the north east with Gateshead.[1]
Career statistics
Source:[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1924–25 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1925–26 | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1926–27 | Third Division North | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1927–28 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1928–29 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1929–30 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1930–31 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1931–32 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Clapton Orient | 1932–33 | Third Division South | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gateshead | 1933–34 | Third Division North | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1934–35 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1935–36 | Third Division North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
References
- Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- Tommy Dawson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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