| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Richard Dobson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiswick, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 September 2007 (aged 58)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Barton on Sea, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1970 | Brentford | 86 | (10) |
| 1971–1972 | Guildford City | ||
| 1975 | Slough Town | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Richard Dobson (24 August 1949 – 10 September 2007) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a winger. He later dropped into non-League football and played for Guildford City and Slough Town. After retiring as a player, he became a coach.
Playing career
Brentford
A winger, Dobson joined Brentford at a young age and came through the youth ranks and made his debut in a 1–0 Fourth Division win over Chesterfield at Griffin Park on 25 February 1967 at the age of just 17.[2][3] He quickly established himself as a first team regular, making 37 appearances during the 1967–68 season and winning rave reviews for his ability to take on and beat opposition full backs.[2][3] Dobson's appearance count reduced during the 1968–69 season, as a broken ankle hindered his progress.[2] An injury to Dobson's other leg ensured he would not be the same player again and he departed the Bees at the end of the 1969–70 season.[2] He made 93 appearances and scored 10 goals for the club.[2]
Non-League football
After his release from Brentford, Dobson had spells with non-League clubs Guildford City and Slough Town in the 1970s.[4]
Coaching career
Dobson later returned to Brentford to work in the club's Centre Of Excellence.[2]
Personal life
Dobson had two sons, Michael and Richard, who were both on the books at Brentford,[5] with Michael making over 200 appearances for the first team between 2000 and 2006, many of them as captain.[6] Richard played non-League football and went on to work in the Centre Of Excellence at Brentford and coached the club's women's team,[2][5] before moving to Wycombe Wanderers in 2007 to work in the club's youth system, rising to become first team assistant manager in 2011.[7][8] Dobson, a cancer sufferer, died on 10 September 2007.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1966–67[3] | Fourth Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 1967–68[3] | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| 1968–69[3] | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| 1969–70[3] | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | |||
| Total | 86 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 93 | 10 | |||
| Slough Town | 1975–76[4] | Isthmian League First Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Career total | 100 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 11 | ||
References
- ^ a b "George Dobson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 48. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d e f White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b "George Dobson". The Official Website of Slough Town FC. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ a b Parry, Alan. "Brentford vs Wycombe preview: Richard Dobson on being in a Brentford mad family". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Michael Dobson takes on running challenge". Brentford FC. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Richards Dobson becomes Wycombe Wanderers assistant". BBC Sport. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "Five Minutes of Your Time Please; Richard Dobson". 2nd Yellow. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.