Players - Ben Dabbs

Ben Dabbs
Birthdate: 17 April 1909
Birthplace: Oakengates, Shropshire, England
Date of death: 30 December 2000
Other clubs: Oakengates Town (1930-32), Watford (1938-46)
Signed from: Oakengates Town
Signed for LFC: 04.06.1932
Liverpool debut: 26.08.1933
Last appearance: 02.10.1937
Contract expiry: 13.06.1938
Win ratio: 26.79% W:15 D:17 L:24
League games / goals: 54 / 0
Total games / goals: 56 / 0

Player Profile

Dabbs joined Liverpool on the recommendation of former stalwart at the club, Harry Chambers, who had been playing with Dabbs at Oakengates. 'Put him straight into the team, he's that good,' Chambers claimed. Although Dabbs made the line-up for the opening day of the 1933/34 season, that appearance at Wolverhampton was the defender's only one of the league campaign and he had to wait until April 1935 before being selected again. It wasn't until the 1936/37 season that Dabbs received an extended run in the side, at left-back, figuring in 32 of the last 36 matches with former England captain, Ernie Blenkinsop, unavailable through injury. Dabbs played in six consecutive first division fixtures early in the 1937/38 season but after he conceded an unnecessary penalty in the home derby with Everton on 2 October 1937 he was not chosen again. Dabbs joined Watford in Third Division South in the summer of 1938. Ben Dabbs' mother and England's captain Billy Wright's grandmother were sisters.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 54 2 0 0 0 56
1933-1934 1 0 0 0 0 1
1934-1935 2 0 0 0 0 2
1935-1936 13 2 0 0 0 15
1936-1937 32 0 0 0 0 32
1937-1938 6 0 0 0 0 6
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
5 450 Stoke City
4 360 Leeds United
4 360 Everton
4 360 Wolves
3 270 Arsenal
3 270 Birmingham City
3 270 Sheffield Wednesday
3 270 Brentford
3 270 Preston North End
3 270 Middlesbrough
3 270 Sunderland
2 180 Huddersfield Town
2 180 Manchester United
2 180 Derby
2 180 Chelsea
2 180 Manchester City
2 180 Grimsby Town
2 180 Bolton Wanderers
2 180 WBA
1 90 Swansea City
1 90 Portsmouth
Total Venue
28 Away
28 Home
Total Competition
54 League
2 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
38 12 10 16 31.6% George Kay
18 3 7 8 16.7% George Patterson (2nd term)
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 26.08.1933 Wolves Molineux League
50 01.05.1937 Chelsea Anfield League