Tony Dobson

Anthony Dobson (born 5 February 1969 in Coventry) is an English retired professional footballer who played in the Premier League.

Tony Dobson
Personal information
Full name Anthony Dobson
Date of birth (1969-02-05) 5 February 1969
Place of birth England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1991 Coventry 54 (1)
1991–1993 Blackburn 41 (0)
1993–1997 Portsmouth 53 (2)
1994–1995Oxford (loan) 5 (0)
1996Peterborough (loan) 4 (0)
1997–1998 West Brom 11 (0)
1998 Gillingham 2 (0)
1998–2000 Northampton 12 (0)
2000–2001 Forest Green Rovers 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Coventry City

Anthony Dobson started his professional career at Coventry City at the age of 8. He officially signed on 7 July 1986. He made 54 league appearances, scoring 1 goal.

Blackburn Rovers

He was transferred to Blackburn Rovers There he made 41 league appearances during his two-year stint.

Portsmouth

He was transferred to Portsmouth on 22 September 1993, for a transfer fee £150,000. There he made 53 league appearances, scoring 1 goals. He also had loan spells with Oxford United and Peterborough United.

Management career

In 2001, he became the manager of Rugby Town (then called Rugby United). In 2005, he left Rugby Town to become the manager of Solihull Borough. He left the post in 2006, but then began his second spell in charge of Rugby Town, signing a new contract on 16 September 2008. In Oct 2009 became big fan of Mount Nod JFC community football where his son is hoping to follow in his footsteps as a footballer and he will be one of the best

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