Brian Dobson (footballer)

Brian Dobson
Personal information
Full name Brian Ashley Dobson[1]
Date of birth (1934-03-01) 1 March 1934[1]
Place of birth Colchester, England[1]
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1959 Colchester United 24 (0)
Clacton Town
Total 24 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. "Colchester United - Match details - Aldershot 1–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. 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 Database. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  4. "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 2–1 Newport County". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
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