Players - Jimmy Dawson

Jimmy Dawson
Birthdate: 13 August 1890
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death: 1933
Other clubs: Musselburgh, Leith Athletic (1910-12), Hearts (1917-19), Dumbarton (1919-20), St Bernards (1920-21), Albion Rovers (1921), Alloa Athletic (1921-22), Clackmannan (1922), St Mirren (1922-23), Bo’ness (1923), Leith Athletic (2 / 1923-)
Signed from: Leith Athletic
Signed for LFC: 17.12.1912
International debut: Edinburgh Emmett
Liverpool debut: 01.11.1913
Last appearance: 15.04.1914
Debut goal: 29.11.1913
Last goal: 15.04.1914
Contract expiry: 07.12.1917
Win ratio: 21.43% W:3 D:4 L:7
Games/goals ratio: 4.67
Wartime games/goals: 11 / 2
League games / goals: 13 / 3
Total games / goals: 14 / 3

Player Profile

All of Dawson's 14 first-team games for the club came during the 1913/14 season. One press report noted that the inside-forward was "artistic but needed to infuse more devil into his work at close quarters." There was certainly a devil present when Dawson got sent off along with Stoke's Joe Jones in a wartime match on 18 September 1915. The pair collided and "angry words ensued." They squared up to each other but no blows were struck. The referee was going to overlook their differences but the players wouldn't let go of the matter so he had no alternative than to dismiss them. Dawson was suspended for two weeks by the Football Association.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 13 1 0 0 0 14
1913-1914 13 1 0 0 0 14
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
2 180 Manchester United
2 180 Burnley
2 180 Bradford City
1 90 Barnsley
1 90 Tottenham
1 90 Sunderland
1 90 Aston Villa
1 90 Newcastle United
1 90 Preston North End
1 90 Blackburn Rovers
1 90 Everton
Total Venue
8 Home
6 Away
Total Competition
13 League
1 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
14 3 4 7 21.4% Tom Watson
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 3 0 0 0 0 3
1913-1914 3 0 0 0 0 3
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Total Competition
3 League
Total Goal minute period
1 1-15 minutes
2 16-30 minutes
Total Goal origin
3 Open play
Wartime Appearances / Goals
Season Appearances Goals
1915-1916 11 2
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 01.11.1913 Manchester United Old Trafford League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 26 29.11.1913 Tottenham Anfield League
Related Quotes

"Artistic, but needed to infuse more into his work at close quarters."

Football reporter on James Dawson's debut vs. Man Utd on 1st November 1913