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Tommy Dawson (footballer, born 1915)

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Tommy Dawson
Personal information
Full name Thomas Dawson[1]
Date of birth (1915-02-06)6 February 1915
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Date of death 20 December 1972(1972-12-20) (aged 57)[1]
Place of death Middlesbrough, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Whitby United
1936–1938 Darlington 23 (3)
1938–1939 Spennymoor United
1939–1947 Charlton Athletic 23 (2)
1947–1948 Brentford 36 (10)
1948–1950 Swindon Town 65 (15)
1950–1951 Chippenham Town
Total 147 (30)
Managerial career
1950–1951 Chippenham Town
1960 Adamstown Rosebud
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Dawson (6 February 1915 – 20 December 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League.[1] He later moved to Australia and managed Adamstown Rosebud.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Charlton Athletic 1938–39[4] First Division 1 0 ― 1 0
1946–47[4] 22 2 1 0 23 2
Total 23 2 1 0 24 2
Brentford 1947–48[5] Second Division 36 10 2 1 38 11
Swindon Town 1948–49[6] Third Division South 36 8 1 0 37 8
1949–50[6] 29 7 2 0 31 7
Total 65 15 3 0 68 15
Career total 124 27 6 1 130 28

Honours

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Charlton Athletic

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tommy Dawson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Remedy was drastic. Clearance sale at Feethams". Sunday Sun Football Supplement. Newcastle upon Tyne. 22 August 1937. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Preston North End. Blackheath: Morganprint. 25 September 1999. p. 41.
  4. ^ a b Tommy Dawson at WorldFootball.net
  5. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 379. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ a b "Tom Dawson – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Charlton Athletic v Burnley, 26 April 1947 – 11v11 match report". 11v11. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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  • Tommy Dawson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database


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