Jason Dawson

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Jason Dawson
Personal information
Full name Jason Dawson
Date of birth (1971-02-09) 9 February 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1989 Port Vale 0 (0)
1989–1991 Rochdale 55 (7)
1991 Macclesfield Town 16 (1)
1992 Leek Town 1 (0)
1992–199? Stafford Rangers
Total72(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jason Dawson (born 9 February 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Career

Dawson came through Port Vale's Youth Training Scheme and went on to sign with Rochdale in July 1989. [2] He scored on his debut away at Cambridge United. He scored two goals in 27 Fourth Division games in the 1989–90 campaign, helping Terry Dolan's "Dale" to a 12th-place finish. He added five more goals from 28 league matches during the 1990–91 season, with Rochdale again posting a 12th-place finish, before he was released from Spotland Stadium by Dave Sutton.

He signed with Conference club Macclesfield Town on a free transfer and took up employment as a coalman. [2] He made his debut for the "Silkmen" as a substitute away at Colchester United on 17 August 1991. [2] He made just five league starts at Moss Rose, scoring three goals from a total of 21 league and cup appearances over the 1990–91 season. [2] He was then released and played one game for Leek Town, a 0–0 draw with Bangor City on 22 February 1992. [3] He moved on to Stafford Rangers in 1992. [2]

Career statistics

Source: [4] [3] [2]

ClubDivisionSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale Third Division 1988–89 00000000
Rochdale Fourth Division 1989–90 2724120333
Fourth Division 1990–91 2852040345
Total5576160677
Macclesfield Town Conference 1990–91 1610052213
Leek Town Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 1991–92 10000010
Career total728611128910

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References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans football yearbook, 1990-91. [Place of publication not identified] : Queen anne Press. ISBN   978-0-356-17911-7 . Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Player Profiles - D". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 "PlayerStats - LeekTownSE". leektown.net. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Jason Dawson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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