Brian Dobson (footballer)

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Brian Dobson
Personal information
Full name Brian Ashley Dobson[1]
Date of birth (1934-03-01) 1 March 1934 (age 90)[1]
Place of birth Colchester, England[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1956 Colchester Casuals
1956–1959 Colchester United 24 (0)
Clacton Town
Total 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Ashley Dobson (born 1 March 1934) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Colchester United.

Career

After joining hometown club Colchester United as an apprentice,[1] Dobson made his first-team debut for the club in a 1–0 away defeat to Aldershot on 24 March 1956.[2] He made 24 appearances in the Football League for the U's between 1956 and 1959,[3] with his final game coming on 7 November 1959, a 2–1 victory at Layer Road against Newport County.[4] He later moved to Clacton Town.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Aldershot 1–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  3. ^ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 2–1 Newport County". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.