Ally Dawson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alistair John Dawson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Johnstone, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1987 | Rangers | 218 | (6) |
| 1987–1990 | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Limerick | 3 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Airdrieonians | 10 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | St. Andrews | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1983 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1992 | St. Andrews | ||
| 1999–2002 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alistair John "Ally" Dawson (born 25 February 1958 in Johnstone, Scotland) is a retired Scottish professional football defender who spent most of his career at Rangers.
In 2011, Dawson was inducted into Rangers' Hall of Fame.[2]
Playing career
Dawson was signed as a sixteen-year-old in 1975 by manager Jock Wallace and made his debut in a pre-season tour in Canada. He was a full back who could play on either side of the pitch.
He never went on to fulfill his potential, partly because of a serious injury sustained during another club tour of Canada, when he fractured his skull. He recovered, and became a Left back. He made a total of 316 appearances for Rangers, scoring 8 goals. He received two Scottish Cup winner's medals, in 1979 and 1981, and four League Cup winner's medals – in 1979, 1984, 1985 and 1987. He was capped five times by Scotland, all while at Rangers.[3]
After 12 years at the club, Dawson left Rangers for Blackburn Rovers in 1987 for £25,000. He signed for Limerick F.C. in 1990 and returned to Scotland later that season with Airdrie, before becoming Player/Manager of Maltese league club Luxol St. Andrews.
Managerial career
He went on to manage Hamilton Academical for a three-year spell between 1999 and 2003 where he won the Scottish Third Division title.
Honours
As manager
- Hamilton Academical
References
- ^ "Ally Dawson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Hall of Fame inductees". Rangers Football Club. Rangers.co.uk. 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Ally Dawson". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
External links
- Ally Dawson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Ally Dawson at the Scottish Football Association
- [1]
- Use dmy dates from May 2011
- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from Johnstone
- Footballers from Renfrewshire
- Association football defenders
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Rangers F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- Limerick F.C. players
- Dingli Swallows F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Malta
- Scottish football managers
- Scottish expatriate football managers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League managers
- Scotland youth international footballers
- St. Andrews F.C. players
- St. Andrews F.C. managers