Ben Dawson

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Ben Dawson
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-11) 11 February 1981 (age 44)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2019 Newcastle United (caretaker)
2024 Leicester City (caretaker)

Ben Dawson (born 11 February 1981) [1] is an English football coach. He held various positions at Newcastle United from 2009 to 2024, before moving to Leicester City as a first-team coach from 2024 to 2025.

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Career

Dawson joined Newcastle United's academy in 2009. He left three years later for a job with the Football Association, and returned to Newcastle in 2014 as assistant to Peter Beardsley in the under-21 team. [2]

In January 2018, Beardsley was suspended due to an inquiry into accusations about his conduct towards players, and Dawson became manager of the team. [3] His team topped their group in the EFL Trophy in 2018–19, and met the senior side of northeast rivals Sunderland in the third round on 8 January, losing 4–0 at the Stadium of Light. [4] In the league, the under-21s reached the play-off final for promotion from the Second Division of Premier League 2, but lost 2–1 away to Southampton. [5]

Dawson then returned to Newcastle's academy. In July 2019, he led the first team on a tour of China between the exit of Rafael Benítez and appointment of Steve Bruce. [6] He formed part of the coaching staff of Bruce, interim manager Graeme Jones, [7] and Eddie Howe. [8]

In July 2024, Dawson moved to Leicester City as part of the staff of Steve Cooper. [9] Cooper was sacked on 24 November and Dawson was appointed caretaker manager. [10] He criticised the players for their conduct at their Christmas party in Copenhagen after Cooper's last match, and said they had been "dealt with". [11] On 30 November, in his one game before Ruud van Nistelrooy took over, Leicester lost 4–1 away to Brentford in the Premier League. [12] Dawson and Danny Alcock – who had joined Cooper's team at the same time – left on 24 February 2025. [13]

Managerial statistics

As of 30 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
PWDLWin %
Leicester City (caretaker)24 November 202430 November 20241001000.0 [14]
Total1001000.0—


References

  1. ↑ "Ben Dawson". TNT Sports . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Ryder, Lee (25 July 2024). "Long serving Newcastle United coach quits after approach from Premier League rival". Evening Chronicle . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Taylor, Louise (8 January 2019). "Sunderland meet Newcastle – but this is not the derby everyone wants". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Louise (8 January 2019). "Sunderland enjoy illusion of rivalry in 4-0 win over Newcastle Under-21s". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Stanforth, Miles (13 May 2019). "Newcastle United's Under-23s suffer another agonising final defeat". The Shields Gazette. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ben Dawson preparing Newcastle players for arrival of new boss in China". Jersey Evening Post . 16 July 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Waugh, Chris (10 October 2021). "Steve Bruce departs as Newcastle head coach". The Athletic . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Waugh, Chris (16 November 2021). "Newcastle confirm Eddie Howe's backroom staff". The Athletic. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Mashiter, Nick (25 July 2024). "Cooper adds Newcastle's Dawson to coaching staff". BBC Sport . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (24 November 2024). "Leicester City sack manager Cooper after 12 league games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Mashiter, Nick (29 November 2024). "Foxes' players told behaviour unacceptable - Dawson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "'A bit of a challenging afternoon'". BBC Sport. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Dawson and Alcock leave Leicester City". BBC Sport. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Ben Dawson | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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