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Jimmy Dawson

Jimmy Dawson

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...

Born:
13 August 1890
Born in:
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died:
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
Joined Liverpool:
17.12.1912
Debut:
01 Nov 1913
Final appearance:
15 Apr 1914
Debut goal:
29 Nov 1913
Last goal:
15 Apr 1914
Contract until:
07.12.1917
Wartime: Apps / Goals:
11 / 2
League: Apps / Goals:
13 / 3
All Competitions: Apps / Goals:
14 / 3
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Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 13 1 0 0 0 14
1913-1914 13 1 0 0 0 14
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 3 0 0 0 0 3
1913-1914 3 0 0 0 0 3

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