Ally Dawson

Alistair John "Ally" Dawson (born 25 February 1958 in Johnstone, Scotland) is a retired Scottish professional football defender who spent most of his career at Rangers.

For the character from Austin & Ally, see Austin & Ally § Main cast.

Ally Dawson
Personal information
Full name Alistair John Dawson[1]
Date of birth (1958-02-25) 25 February 1958
Place of birth Johnstone, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 2011, Dawson was inducted into Rangers' Hall of Fame.[2]

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.

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 Left 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 five times by Scotland, all while at Rangers.[3]

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.

Managerial career

He went on to manage Hamilton Academical for a three-year spell between 1999 and 2003 where he won the Scottish Third Division title.

Honours

As manager
Hamilton Academical

References
  1. "Ally Dawson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. "Hall of Fame inductees". Rangers Football Club. Rangers.co.uk. 5 March 2014.
  3. "Ally Dawson". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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