Ally Dawson
This article is about Scottish professional football. For the character from Austin & Ally see Austin & Ally#Ally Dawson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alastair Dawson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Johnstone, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender (Retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1975–1987 | Rangers | 218 | (6) |
| 1987–1990 | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Limerick | 3 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Airdrieonians | 10 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | St. Andrews | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1980–1983 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991–1992 | St. Andrews | ||
| 1999–2002 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| 2002 | Stranraer FC Assistant | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alastair "Ally" Dawson (born 25 February 1958 in Johnstone, Scotland) is a retired Scottish professional football defender who spent most of his career at Rangers.
Playing career
Dawson was signed as a sixteen-year-old in 1975 by manager Jock Wallace and made his debut in a pre-season tour in Canada. He was a full back who could play on either side of the pitch, and soon became the club captain.
He never went on to fulfill his potential, partly because of a serious injury sustained during another club tour of Canada, when he fractured his skull. He recovered, and became a centre back. He made a total of 316 appearances for Rangers, scoring 8 goals. He received two Scottish Cup winner's medals, in 1979 and 1981, and four League Cup winner's medals – in 1979, 1984, 1985 and 1987. He was capped 5 times for Scotland, all while at Rangers.
After 12 years at the club, Dawson left Rangers for Blackburn Rovers in 1987 for £25,000. He signed for Limerick F.C. in 1990 and returned to Scotland later that season with Airdrie, before becoming Player/Manager of Maltese league club Luxol St. Andrews. He went on to manage Hamilton Accies for a three-year spell between 1999 and 2003 where he won the Scottish Third Division title.
In 2011, Ally Dawson was inducted into Rangers FC's Hall of Fame.
Honours
Manager
- Hamilton Academical
- Scottish Third Division : 200-01
- Lanarkshire Cup : 2000-01
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