Alex Dawson
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alexander Downie Dawson | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 July 2020 (aged 80)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1961 | Manchester United | 80 | (45) |
| 1961–1967 | Preston North End | 197 | (114) |
| 1967–1968 | Bury | 50 | (21) |
| 1968–1971 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 57 | (26) |
| 1970 | → Brentford (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| 1971–1973 | Corby Town | ||
| Total | 394 | (212) | |
| International career | |||
| England Schoolboys | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Downie Dawson (21 February 1940 – 17 July 2020) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. He was born in Aberdeen in Scotland, but began his professional career with Manchester United, where he spent four years before joining nearby Preston North End in 1961. In six seasons there, he made almost 200 league appearances and scored 114 goals. He then spent a year with fellow Lancashire side Bury, before moving to Brighton & Hove Albion. In 1970, he went on loan to Brentford, but his league career ended the following year. He spent two more seasons playing for Corby Town before retiring in 1973.
Career
Born in Aberdeen, Dawson started his career as a trainee with Manchester United under Matt Busby in the mid 1950s. He was given his First Division debut as a 17-year-old on 22 April 1957, when he scored in a 2–0 home win over Burnley in the First Division. He also found the net in United's next two league games against Cardiff City and West Bromwich Albion. These games came after United had sealed the First Division title for a second successive season.
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Dawson died on 17 July 2020, aged 80.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Alex Dawson RIP". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Alex Dawson – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". www.mufcinfo.com.
- ^ a b "Alex Dawson: Ex-Man Utd, Preston, Bury, Brighton forward dies aged 80". BBC News. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- Alex Dawson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database