Fred Dawes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick W. Dawes | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Frimley Green, Surrey, | ||
| Date of death | 12 August 1989 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Shirley, Surrey | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1929 | Aldershot | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1936 | Northampton Town | 162 | (1) |
| 1936–1950 | Crystal Palace | 223 | (1) |
| Beckenham Town | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1950–1951 |
Crystal Palace (Joint manager, with Charlie Slade) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frederick W. "Fred" Dawes (2 May 1911 — 12 August 1989) was an English retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Northampton Town and Crystal Palace as a defender. He also managed Crystal Palace and was the younger brother of Albert Dawes, who also played professionally for Crystal Palace and Northampton.[1]
Playing career
Dawes began his youth career with Aldershot and, in 1929, signed for Northampton Town, where his older brother Albert was also a player. Between then and 1936, Dawes made 162 League appearances for the club, scoring once.
In February 1936,[2] Dawes signed for Crystal Palace, once again re-joining his older brother who had moved to Palace in 1933,[2] and immediately established himself in the side being ever-present for the remainder of that season and throughout the 1936–37 season.[3] Dawes went on to make a total of 223[2] Football League appearances for Palace before being forced to retire as a player, through injury, during the 1949–50 season.[4] Dawes career was notable in that he completed a century of appearances for Crystal Palace either side of World War II.[5]
Managerial career
After retiring as a player, Dawes was appointed as assistant to then Crystal Palace manager Ronnie Rooke.[4] Despite a reasonably successful 1949–50 season and a number of close-season signings, the club had a very poor start to the 1950–51 season. In November 1950, Rooke was relieved of his position and Dawes was appointed as joint-manager, together with chief scout Charlie Slade.[6] However, the partnership was unable to improve upon the season start and the club had to seek re-election in 1951.[4] The 1951-2 season also began poorly and Dawes and Slade were dismissed in October.[4][5]
Later career
Dawes was reinstated as an amateur by the Football Association after leaving Crystal Palace[4] and went on to play for Beckenham Town. After leaving football altogether, Dawes became a shopkeeper.[4]
Fred Dawes died on 12 August 1989 in Shirley, Surrey, aged 78.[5]
References
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 70. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ a b c Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 322. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 164–7. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ a b c d e f Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 50. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ a b c King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905-2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 141. ISBN 9781780910468.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 194. ISBN 0907969542.