Stuart Dobson

Stuart Dobson
Personal information
Full nameStuart Dobson
Date of birth10 February 1970
Place of birthBeverley, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Youth career
Reading F.C.
1992–1994Portland Pilots
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1995Portland Pride10(0)
1995–1996Chicago Power20(0)
1996–1997Tampa Bay Terror46(0)
1997–1998Montreal Impact8(0)
1998Harrisburg Heat11(0)
1998Mississippi Beach Kings27(0)
1998–1999Buffalo Blizzard26(0)
1999Utah Freezz21(0)
2000–2001Buffalo Blizzard3(0)
2001–2006Philadelphia KiXX50(0)
Total222(0)
Teams managed
2007–2008New Jersey Ironmen (goalkeepers)
2008–2012UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (goalkeepers)
2012–2015Akron Zips (goalkeepers)
2015–Tampa Bay Rowdies (goalkeepers)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Stuart Dobson (born 10 February 1970) is a former English footballer who played in various indoor soccer leagues in the United States. He is currently with the North American Soccer League's Tampa Bay Rowdies as Goalkeepers Coach.

Playing career

Continental Indoor Soccer League

Dobson started his professional career with Portland Pride of the Continental Indoor Soccer League in June 1995[1] where he appeared in 10 matches.[2]

National Professional Soccer League

He then joined Chicago Power of the National Professional Soccer League for the 1995–96 NPSL season and appeared in 20 matches[3] before being traded to Tampa Bay Terror in exchange for Bill Andracki.[4] He appeared in a further 7 games for Tampa Bay that season. In the offseason, Dobson turned out for Cascade Surge[5] for the 1996 USISL Professional League. He appeared in 39 more matches for the 1996–97 season, leading the Terror to the playoffs where he played 3 more matches.[6]

Dobson joined Montreal Impact for the club's first season of indoor soccer in 1997, appearing in 8 matches before being traded for cash to Harrisburg Heat.[7] He made a further 11 appearances for the Heat.[8] However, Dobson's stop in Harrisburg was short as the Heat traded him on 17 November 1998 to the Buffalo Blizzard.[9]

He remained in Buffalo, on and off, until the National Professional Soccer League ceased operations after the 2000–01 season. In his first year with the club, Dobson led them to the playoffs, making 3 appearances, after playing in 26 regular season matches.[10] He didn't appear in the 1999–2000 season, but made his final 3 appearances for the Blizzard in the 2000–01 season.[11]

Eastern Indoor Soccer League

In the 1998 off-season of the NPSL, Dobson played in the Eastern Indoor Soccer League, a regional minor indoor soccer league which lasted only 2 seasons. He was acquired by Mississippi Beach Kings on 7 May 1998 ahead of the final 1998 EISL season.[12][13] With Mississippi, Dobson went to the playoffs, but ultimately lost by one goal in the championship game to Lafayette SwampCats.[14] Dobson was named the 1998 Eastern Indoor Soccer League Goalkeeper of the Year[15][16] and was placed on the 1998 EISL All-League Team.[17]

World Indoor Soccer League

In the 1999 off-season of the NPSL, Dobson joined World Indoor Soccer League team Utah Freezz[18] and made 21 appearances before losing in the playoffs.

Major Indoor Soccer League

Dobson found a home with Philadelphia KiXX of the Major Indoor Soccer League when he was selected in the 8th round (45th overall) in the 2001 MISL Dispersal Draft.[19][20] He made 50 regular season appearances from 2001 through 2006 and won the 2001–02 MISL Championship.[21][22][23][24][25]

Coaching career

Dobson was named Goalkeepers Coach for Akron Zips men's soccer on 15 August 2012 under former head coach Caleb Porter.[26] He previously held the same role with UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer which he joined in 2008[27] after being with New Jersey Ironmen and working with Tony Meola.[28] On January 15, 2015, the Tampa Bay Rowdies introduced Dobson as their new goalkeepers coach, replacing the outgoing Slobodan Janjuš.[29]

References

  1. ↑ "Transactions". Sports. Spartanburg Herald-Journal 150 (174) (Spartanburg, South Carolina). 23 June 1995. p. B6. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "1995 Continental Indoor Soccer League Final Statistics". Kenn.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1995-1996". Kenn.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Soccer tonight The Tampa Tribune – Friday, March 1, 1996
  5. ↑ Finke, Jeff (16 June 1996). "Shadow Starts Slow, But Downs Cascade In Shootout". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1996-1997". Kenn.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Thursday's Sports Transactions at the Wayback Machine (archived October 24, 2012)
  8. ↑ "NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1997-1998". Kenn.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Transactions at the Wayback Machine (archived May 24, 2011)
  10. ↑ "NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE PLAYOFF STATISTICS -- 1998-1999". Kenn.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 2000-2001". Kenn.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  12. ↑ EISL Transactions at the Wayback Machine (archived February 21, 1999)
  13. ↑ Thursday's Sports Transactions at the Wayback Machine (archived October 24, 2012)
  14. ↑ "Eastern Indoor Soccer League". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  15. ↑ Beach Kings' Dobson Takes Home Goalkeeper of the Year Award at the Wayback Machine (archived August 20, 1999)
  16. ↑ Second-period rally too much for Kings at the Wayback Machine (archived February 9, 1999)
  17. ↑ EISL Names All-League Team at the Wayback Machine (archived February 20, 1999)
  18. ↑ Edward, James (11 August 1999). "Dobson's dilemma resolved -- Freezz find a keeper". DesertNews.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  19. ↑ MISL HOLDS DISPERSAL DRAFT at the Wayback Machine (archived August 23, 2001)
  20. ↑ Stuart Dobson 2002 MISL player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived March 30, 2002)
  21. ↑ "MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 2001-2002". Kenn.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  22. ↑ "MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL REPORT - 2002-2003". Kenn.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  23. ↑ "MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL REPORT - 2003-2004". Kenn.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  24. ↑ "MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE DAILY REPORT". Kenn.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  25. ↑ "MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE DAILY REPORT". Kenn.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  26. ↑ "Men's Soccer Names Stuart Dobson Goalkeeper Coach". Akron Zips. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  27. ↑ "UCSB Names Stuart Dobson Goalkeeper Coach". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  28. ↑ "Dobson set to lead goalkeepers of UC-Santa Barbara". OurSportsCentral.com. New Jersey Ironmen. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  29. ↑ "Goalkeeper Coach Stuart Dobson Joins Rowdies Technical Staff". Rowdies Soccer. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

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