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
Playing 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
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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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