Alistair John Dawson (25 February 1958 – 26 July 2021) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent most of his career at Rangers.
In 2011, Dawson was inducted into Rangers' Hall of Fame.[2]
Playing career
Dawson was signed as a sixteen-year-old in 1975 by manager Jock Wallace Jr. and made his debut in a pre-season tour in Canada. He was a full back who could play on either side of the pitch.
He sustained a serious injury during a club tour of Canada, when he fractured his skull. He recovered, and became a centre back. He made a total of 316 appearances for Rangers, scoring eight goals. He received two Scottish Cup winner's medals, in 1979 and 1981, and four League Cup winner's medals – in 1979, 1984, 1985 and 1987. He was capped five times by Scotland, all while at Rangers.[3]
After 12 years at the club, Dawson left Rangers for Blackburn Rovers in 1987 for £25,000, equivalent to £88,821 in 2023. He signed for Limerick in 1990 and returned to Scotland later that season with Airdrie, before becoming player/manager of Maltese league club Luxol St. Andrews. He later also played for Dingli Swallows, another Maltese team, in their historic 1994/1995 season in First Division.[4][5]
Managerial career
Dawson went on to manage Hamilton Academical for a three-year spell between 1999 and 2003 where he won the Scottish Third Division title.
Death
Dawson died on 26 July 2021, aged 63.[6][7]
Honours
As manager
Hamilton Academical
References
- ^ "Ally Dawson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Hall of Fame inductees". Rangers Football Club. Rangers.co.uk. 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Ally Dawson". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Former Luxol St Andrews coach Ally Dawson dies". Times of Malta. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Dingli Swallows FC on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.[user-generated source]
- ^ "Ally Dawson Obituary". Rangers Football Club. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Ally Dawson: Former Rangers and Scotland player dies aged 63". BBC Sport. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
External links
- Ally Dawson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Ally Dawson at the Scottish Football Association
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