Harry Dawson (association footballer)

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Harry Dawson
Personal information
Full name Harold Dawson [1]
Date of birth Q1 1886 [1]
Place of birth Bolton, Lancashire, England [1]
Position(s) Outside left
Youth career
Bolton St Luke's
1905–1906 Atherton Church House
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1906–1908 Rossendale United
1908–1909 Everton 4 (0)
1909–1911 Blackpool 26 (4)
1911 West Ham United 10 (1)
1911–1912 Croydon Common 17 (4)
1912–1913 West Ham United 22 (3)
1913–1916 Croydon Common 10 (0)
1920 Gillingham 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Dawson (born 1886) was an English professional footballer. An outside left, he played in the Football League for Everton and Blackpool. [1]

Career

After a spell at Croydon Common, [2] Dawson played his first Southern League First Division game for West Ham United on 16 March 1912, against Luton Town. [3] He scored on his home debut a week later, against Bristol Rovers. He scored his second goal for West Ham in the first game of the 1912–13 season, against Exeter City, and his third and final goal for the club also came against West Country opposition when he scored against Plymouth Argyle on 5 October 1912. The last of his 22 appearances came against Merthyr Town on 18 January 1913. He returned to Croydon Common thereafter. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 71. ISBN   1-899468-67-6.
  2. "Croydon Common Football Club – Biographies – Dawson Harold" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Harold Dawson". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 60. ISBN   1-903135-50-8.