Ian Robert Dawes[2] (born 22 February 1963) is an English former professional footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian Robert Dawes | ||
Date of birth | 22 February 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Queens Park Rangers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1988 | Queens Park Rangers | 229 | (3) |
1988–1995 | Millwall | 225 | (5) |
1995–? | Bromley | ||
Managerial career | |||
Carshalton Athletic | |||
Dorking | |||
2002–2004 | Redhill | ||
2005–2006 | Redhill | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Croydon, Surrey, Dawes made more than 200 appearances in the Football League for each of his two clubs, Queens Park Rangers and Millwall, playing as a left back.[3]
Dawes made his debut for Queens Park Rangers on 27 March 1982 against Rotherham United, and went on to play in 229 league games,[4] including 198 consecutive appearances between 1982 and 1986, and scored three goals. Dawes was a member of the 1986 Football League Cup Final team.[5]
Dawes left QPR for Millwall in 1988, and played 258 times for Millwall and was their Player of the Year in 1989–90,[2] before moving to non-League Bromley.
He later coached at Charlton Athletic and Millwall before managing non-league clubs Carshalton Athletic and Dorking, and two spells as manager of Redhill, from 2002 to 2004 and from October 2005 to October 2006.[6]
References
edit- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ a b "Ian Dawes". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Ian Dawes". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Ian Dawes Queens Park Rangers FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Famous Matches". The Oxford Times. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "News Items". Redhill F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2010.