Jason Dawson

Jason Dawson

Personal information
Full name	Jason Dawson
Date of birth	(1971-02-09) 9 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1989	Port Vale	0	(0)
1989–1991	Rochdale	55	(7)
1991	Macclesfield Town	16	(1)
1992	Leek Town	1	(0)
1992–199?	Stafford Rangers
Total		72	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jason Dawson (born 9 February 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Dawson came through Port Vale's Youth Training Scheme and went on to sign with Rochdale in July 1989.^[2] He scored on his debut away at Cambridge United. He scored two goals in 27 Fourth Division games in the 1989–90 campaign, helping Terry Dolan's "Dale" to a 12th-place finish. He added five more goals from 28 league matches during the 1990–91 season, with Rochdale again posting a 12th-place finish, before he was released from Spotland Stadium by Dave Sutton.

He signed with Conference club Macclesfield Town on a free transfer and took up employment as a coalman.^[2] He made his debut for the "Silkmen" as a substitute away at Colchester United on 17 August 1991.^[2] He made just five league starts at Moss Rose, scoring three goals from a total of 21 league and cup appearances over the 1990–91 season.^[2] He was then released and played one game for Leek Town, a 0–0 draw with Bangor City on 22 February 1992.^[3] He moved on to Stafford Rangers in 1992.^[2]

Career statistics

Source:^[4][3][2]

Club	Division	Season	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	Third Division	1988–89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rochdale	Fourth Division	1989–90	27	2	4	1	2	0	33	3
	Fourth Division	1990–91	28	5	2	0	4	0	34	5
	Total		55	7	6	1	6	0	67	7
Macclesfield Town	Conference	1990–91	16	1	0	0	5	2	21	3
Leek Town	Northern Premier League Premier Division	1991–92	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			72	8	6	1	11	2	89	10

References

1. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans football yearbook, 1990-91. [Place of publication not identified] : Queen anne Press. ISBN 978-0-356-17911-7. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
2. "Player Profiles - D". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
3. "PlayerStats - LeekTownSE". leektown.net. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
4. Jason Dawson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)