Jason Dozzell
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 December 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Langham Lions | |||
Ipswich Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1993 | Ipswich Town | 340 | (53) |
1993–1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | 89 | (14) |
1997 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 8 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Northampton Town | 22 | (4) |
1998–2002 | Colchester United | 91 | (9) |
2002 | Canvey Island | 4 | (0) |
2002 | Grays Athletic | 1 | (0) |
Total | 550 | (80) | |
International career | |||
1986–1989 | England U21 | 9 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2006 | Ipswich Wanderers | ||
2006–2007 | Leiston | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell (born 9 December 1967) is an English football manager and former professional footballer.
As a player, he was a
Following retirement, he went on to manage several non-League football clubs, both in the Eastern Counties Football League — Ipswich Wanderers and Leiston.
Early life
Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, in 1967, Dozzell attended the local Chantry High School.[6] Dozzell is of American descent through his father, who left the family and returned to America, only seeing Dozzell again when he turned 21.[7]
Playing career
Playing football for the Langham Lions in the Colchester Youth League,
In the 1988–89 season, Dozzell finished as the club's joint top-scorer (with John Wark and Dalian Atkinson), scoring 13 goals from 37 appearances. The following two seasons saw Dozzell as a regular starter for the team, with 18 goals from 88 appearances.[11] His 16 goals in the 1991–92 season helped John Lyall's Ipswich win the league title and secure promotion to the newly formed Premier League.[14] He featured regularly the following season, scoring nine goals in 52 games and helping the club stave off relegation in their first season back in the top tier of English football.[11]
In August 1993, Dozzell was sold to
Dozzell retired from professional football in 2001 as a result of persistent injuries, in particular an ongoing toe problem.[17] However, he continued playing with non-league clubs; a brief spell with Canvey Island reunited him with former Colchester and Ipswich player Neil Gregory. Canvey Island released him and he moved on to an even shorter stay with Grays Athletic, who signed him alongside Carl Leaburn. This was followed by a move back to Ipswich and into management.[11]
Managerial career
Dozzell took his first step into management with
Dozzell went on to manage Leiston,[20] but he left in November 2007.[21]
Personal life
He is the father of professional footballer Andre Dozzell. He has supported local charities, including acting as a patron for "Operation Santa Claus", run in conjunction with radio station SGR-FM.[22] He played for a "Town Legends" side against a Soccer AM team in 2005 to raise money for the Academy,[23] where his son, Andre, was in the under-10s team.[24] In 2007, he was found guilty of driving with excess alcohol and was banned for three years.[25]
Honours
Ipswich Town[26]
- Football League Second Division Winner (1): 1991–92
Individual
- Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2015[27]
References
- General
- Jason Dozzell at Soccerbase
- Specific
- ISBN 1-85983-515-5.
- ^ "Canvey Island Football Club First XI". Canvey Island F.C. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "The Premiership's youngest guns". BBC News. 27 December 2002.
- ^ "Youngest Premiership goalscorers". BBC Sport. 11 April 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- TheGuardian.com. 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Ex-Town star on drink-drive charge". East Anglian Daily Times. 26 December 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Watson, Stuart (18 June 2013). "There's a new Dozzell in Town – and Jason's determined to make life easier for son Andre". East Anglian Daily Times.
- ^ "Soccer: Dozzell signs for U's...at last". Thurrock Gazette. 14 October 1998. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Ponder, Francis (12 October 2001). "Soccer: Dozzell's final curtain..." Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- Evening Star. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Jason Dozzell". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
- ^ "England Under-21 Caps". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 April 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "England Under-21 Goalscorers". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 April 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
- ^ "Avoiding the drop". BBC News. 30 May 2000. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ a b "Rocket ride to obscurity". BBC Sport. 21 October 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ a b c "Jason Dozzell". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Jason has to call it a day". Thurrock Gazette. 21 September 2001. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Ipswich Wanderers History". Ipswich Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
- Evening Star. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- Evening Star. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Club are at the crossroads". Non League Today. 16 November 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
- ^ "Old Boys in Action". TWTD. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ "Town legends face Soccer AM X1". Ipswich Town. 21 April 2005. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Clements, Derek (28 September 2008). "Caught in Time: Field day for Tractor Boys". The Times. London. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ Smith, Richard (14 January 2008). "Jason Dozzell banned from driving". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Tier Two (Championship) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ^ Pearce, Steve (9 March 2015). "Trio latest to join Hall of Fame". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.