George Dobson (footballer, born 1949)

George Richard Dobson (24 August 1949 – 10 September 2007) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a winger. He later dropped into non-League football and played for Guildford City and Slough Town. After retiring as a player, he became a coach.

George Dobson
Personal information
Full name George Richard Dobson[1]
Date of birth (1949-08-24)24 August 1949
Place of birth Chiswick, England
Date of death 10 September 2007(2007-09-10) (aged 58)[1]
Place of death Barton on Sea, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1970 Brentford 86 (10)
1971–1972 Guildford City
1975 Slough Town 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Brentford

A winger, Dobson joined Brentford at a young age and came through the youth ranks and made his debut in a 1–0 Fourth Division win over Chesterfield at Griffin Park on 25 February 1967 at the age of just 17.[2][3] He quickly established himself as a first team regular, making 37 appearances during the 1967–68 season and winning rave reviews for his ability to take on and beat opposition full backs.[2][3] Dobson's appearance count reduced during the 1968–69 season, as a broken ankle hindered his progress.[2] An injury to Dobson's other leg ensured he would not be the same player again and he departed the Bees at the end of the 1969–70 season.[2] He made 93 appearances and scored 10 goals for the club.[2]

Non-League football

After his release from Brentford, Dobson had spells with non-League clubs Guildford City and Slough Town in the 1970s.[4]

Coaching career

Dobson later returned to Brentford to work in the club's Centre Of Excellence.[2]

Personal life

Dobson had two sons, Michael and Richard, who were both on the books at Brentford,[5] with Michael making over 200 appearances for the first team between 2000 and 2006, many of them as captain.[6] Richard played non-League football and went on to work in the Centre Of Excellence at Brentford and coached the club's women's team,[2][5] before moving to Wycombe Wanderers in 2007 to work in the club's youth system, rising to become first team assistant manager in 2011.[7][8] Dobson, a cancer sufferer, died on 10 September 2007.[6]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1966–67[3] Fourth Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
1967–68[3] 36 3 0 0 1 0 — 37 3
1968–69[3] 28 3 0 0 3 0 — 31 3
1969–70[3] 20 4 1 0 2 0 — 23 4
Total 86 10 1 0 6 0 — 93 10
Slough Town 1975–76[4] Isthmian League First Division 14 1 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 15 1
Career total 100 11 1 0 6 0 1 0 108 11
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy

References
  1. "George Dobson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 48. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. "George Dobson". The Official Website of Slough Town FC. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. Parry, Alan. "Brentford vs Wycombe preview: Richard Dobson on being in a Brentford mad family". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. "Michael Dobson takes on running challenge". Brentford FC. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. "Richards Dobson becomes Wycombe Wanderers assistant". BBC Sport. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  8. "Five Minutes of Your Time Please; Richard Dobson". 2nd Yellow. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.


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