Tony Dobson

Tony Dobson
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Dobson
Date of birth5 February 1969
Place of birthCoventry, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1991Coventry54(1)
1991–1993Blackburn41(0)
1993–1997Portsmouth53(2)
1994–1995Oxford (loan)5(0)
1996Peterborough (loan)4(0)
1997–1998West Brom11(0)
1998Gillingham2(0)
1998–2000Northampton12(0)
2000–2001Forest Green Rovers2(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

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