Tony Dobson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Dobson | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1991 | Coventry | 54 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Blackburn | 41 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Portsmouth | 53 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | → Oxford (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Peterborough (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | West Brom | 11 | (0) |
| 1998 | Gillingham | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Northampton | 12 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Forest Green Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Anthony "Tony" Dobson (born 5 February 1969 in Coventry) is a retired English professional footballer who played in the Premier League.
Club career
Coventry City
Tony Dobson started his professional career at Coventry City at the age of 18. He officially signed on 7 July 1986. He made 54 league appearances, scoring 1 goal.
Blackburn Rovers
He was transferred to Blackburn Rovers on 17 January 1991, for a transfer fee £300,000. There he made 41 league appearances during his two-year stint.
Portsmouth
He was transferred to Portsmouth on 22 September 1993, for a transfer fee £150,000. There he made 53 league appearances, scoring 2 goals. He also had loan spells with Oxford United and Peterborough United.
Later career
After leaving Portsmouth in the summer of 1997, he played for West Bromwich Albion, Gillingham, Northampton Town, and Forest Green Rovers.
Management career
In 2001, he became the manager of Rugby Town (then called Rugby United). In 2005, he left Rugby Town to become the manager of Solihull Borough. He left the post in 2006, but then began his second spell in charge of Rugby Town, signing a new contract on 16 September 2008. In Oct 2009 became big fan of Mount Nod JFC community football where his son is hoping to follow in his footsteps as a footballer