Craig Dawson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Craig Dawson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 May 1990||
Place of birth | Rochdale, England[2] | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Radcliffe Borough | ||
2009–2010 | Rochdale | 46 | (10) |
2010– | West Bromwich Albion | 153 | (12) |
2010–2011 | → Rochdale (loan) | 41 | (9) |
2013 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 16 | (4) |
International career | |||
2011–2013 | England U21 | 15 | (6) |
2012 | Great Britain | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 13 May 2018 (UTC) |
Craig Dawson (born 6 May 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Bromwich Albion as a defender. He previously played for Radcliffe Borough, Bolton Wanderers and Rochdale.
Club career
Radcliffe Borough
Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Dawson worked as a glass collector at his local pub, while playing for a local team called Rochdale St Clements.[3] He started his football career at Northern Premier League side Radcliffe Borough in the middle of the 2007–08 season, and became a first team regular after just a few games. In the two seasons he was at the club he made 95 appearances and scored 15 goals.[4] Dawson signed for his local club Rochdale in February 2009 on a two-year contract.[5] Although a Rochdale player, Dawson stayed at Radcliffe on loan until the end of the season.[6] In the season he left, he was voted the Player of the season by Radcliffe.[6]
Rochdale
Dawson made his debut for Rochdale reserves, scoring a header from a corner against Manchester City. Dawson was set to make his debut in the second half of the 2008–09 season; however, was set back by injury. Dawson finally got his Rochdale debut on 8 August by starting in the League Two clash with Port Vale at Vale Park. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Dawson's second game was at Hillsborough Stadium in the League Cup against Sheffield Wednesday. Despite conceding three goals, Rochdale fans gave Dawson rave reviews and named him man of the match.
He scored 10 goals in all competitions during the 2009–10 season and won a place in the League Two PFA Team of the Year.
West Bromwich Albion
On 31 August 2010, Dawson signed for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. He made his competitive Baggies debut in a 4–1 League Cup win at Bournemouth in August 2011 and the following day was called up into the England Under-21s squad by Stuart Pearce, who watched him from the stands at the Seward Stadium. On Tuesday 26 July 2011, Craig Dawson was rewarded with a new-and improved Albion contract on 21 February 2012. The centre-half penned a three-and-a-half-year deal to June 2015, plus a further year's option in the club's favour.[7] Dawson made his first Premier League start on Saturday 17 September 2011, away from home against Swansea City as a fill-in central defender for the suspended Gabriel Tamaş in a disappointing 3–0 defeat. He re-appeared in the starting eleven for the game against Manchester City in which West Brom went on to lose 4–0. Again, Dawson appeared in the next league game against Queens Park Rangers, West Brom went on to win the game 1–0. On 28 September 2014, Dawson scored his first Premier League goal for West Brom in a 4–0 home win against Burnley He scored his next goal of the season in a 1–2 loss to West Ham United on 2 December 2014.[8]
After the arrival of new Albion manager Tony Pulis at the start of 2015, Dawson became a regular feature in the starting lineup. While not chipping in with any more goals that season, Dawson played his part in the team achieving survival.[9] During the 2015/16 season Dawson was again a regular starter. His first goal of the season came in a 2–3 loss to Everton on 28 September 2015.[10] His next goal came in a 2–2 draw away at Liverpool on 13 December 2015.[11] On 18 February 2016 he signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until the summer 2018.[12] Two weeks after signing his contract extension he scored a goal in a 3–2 home win against Crystal Palace. He was also involved in the winning goal for Saido Berahino.[13] On 25 April 2016 he became the fourth Premier League player of the season to score an own goal and a goal in the same match in a 1–1 draw away to Tottenham.[14]
On 18 March 2017, he scored two headers from corners, as West Brom defeated Arsenal 3–1 in the Premier League, he was named man of the match.[15]
Loan to Rochdale
Immediately after signing for West Brom, he was loaned back to Rochdale for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[7]
Loan to Bolton Wanderers
On 23 January 2013, despite interest from Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest, championship club Bolton Wanderers won the race to sign Dawson on loan for the rest of the season. On 23 February, Dawson scored twice in a 4–1 win against Hull City[16] Just three days later on 26 February, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 home win against Peterborough United.[17] He scored for the third successive match on 2 March, scoring the winning goal in a 3–2 win against Barnsley.[18]
International career
England Under-21s
Dawson scored two goals on his England under-21 debut against Azerbaijan on 1 September 2011.[19] He played 15 matches for England U21s, scoring six goals.
Great Britain Olympic team
On 2 July 2012, Dawson was selected by Stuart Pearce for the 2012 Great Britain Olympic football team.[20] He featured in the 1–0 victory over Uruguay as a last minute substitution for goalscorer Daniel Sturridge. He also featured in the Olympic quarter-final against South Korea, coming on as a substitute for an injured Micah Richards, and scoring in the penalty shoot-out.
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 May 2018[21]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rochdale | 2009–10[22] | League Two | 42 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 46 | 11 |
2010–11[23] | League One | 45 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 11 | |
Total | 87 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 22 | ||
West Bromwich Albion | 2011–12[24] | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
2012–13[25] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2013–14[26] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2014–15[27] | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | ||
2015–16[28] | Premier League | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 43 | 4 | ||
2016–17[29] | Premier League | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
2017–18[30] | Premier League | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
Total | 153 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | 180 | 12 | |||
Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2012–13[25] | Championship | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
Career total | 256 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 290 | 38 |
- ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
References
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 9781845966010.
- ^ "Craig Dawson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ Higginson, Marc (19 July 2012). "London 2012: Craig Dawson's rise to Team GB from glass collector". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Club history". Radcliffe Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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- ^ a b "West Brom sign Craig Dawson – and then send him out on loan". Birmingham Mail. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ a b "West Brom snap up defender Craig Dawson". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ "West Bromwich Albion 1–2 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "West Bromwich Albion – the 2014–15 season report card". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Everton". BBC Sport. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool 2–2 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Craig Dawson: West Bromwich Albion defender signs new deal until 2018". BBC Sport. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "West Bromwich Albion 3–2 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
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- ^ "Barnsley 2–3 Bolton" BBC Sport. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ Bradbury, Jamie (1 September 2011). "England hit Azeris for six". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Pearce names squad". Sky Sport. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
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- ^ "Games played by Craig Dawson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Craig Dawson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Craig Dawson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Craig Dawson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Craig Dawson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Craig Dawson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Craig Dawson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Craig Dawson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Craig Dawson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
External links
- Craig Dawson profile at West Bromwich Albion F.C.
- Craig Dawson at Soccerbase
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Rochdale
- Footballers from Greater Manchester
- English footballers
- England under-21 international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Radcliffe F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Premier League players
- Olympic footballers of Great Britain
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics