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Alistair John Dawson (25 February 1958 – 26 July 2021) was a Scottish professional football defender who spent most of his career at Rangers.

Ally Dawson

Personal information
Full name	Alistair John Dawson[1]
Date of birth	(1958-02-25)25 February 1958
Place of birth	Johnstone, Scotland
Date of death	26 July 2021(2021-07-26) (aged 63)
Place of death	Johnstone, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1987	Rangers	218	(6)
1987–1990	Blackburn Rovers	40	(0)
1990–1991	Limerick	3	(0)
1990–1991	Airdrieonians	10	(1)
1991–1992	St. Andrews	6	(0)
1993–1995	Dingli Swallows	14	(3)
Total		277	(7)
National team
1980–1983	Scotland	5	(0)
Teams managed
1991–1992	St. Andrews
1999–2002	Hamilton Academical
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 £74,811 in 2021. 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

• Scottish Third Division: 2000–01

References

External links

• Ally Dawson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
• Ally Dawson at the Scottish Football Association

На других языках

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[fr] Ally Dawson (football)

Alistair John Dawson, couramment appelé Ally Dawson, est un footballeur puis entraîneur écossais, né le 25 février 1958 à Johnstone, Écosse et mort le 26 juillet 2021[1]. Évoluant au poste de défenseur central puis arrière gauche, il est principalement connu pour ses saisons aux Rangers et dans une moindre mesure aux Blackburn Rovers ainsi que pour avoir été international écossais. Reconverti comme entraîneur, il dirige notamment Hamilton Academical.

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[it] Ally Dawson

Ally Dawson, diminutivo di Alistair John Dawson (Johnstone, 25 febbraio 1958 – Johnstone, 26 luglio 2021) è stato un allenatore di calcio e calciatore scozzese, di ruolo difensore.

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