Alfred_Dobson_(footballer)
Alfred Dobson (footballer)
English footballer
Alfred Thomas Carrick Dobson (28 March 1859 โ 22 October 1932) was an English international footballer, who played as a right back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfred Thomas Carrick Dobson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 March 1859 | ||
Place of birth | Basford, England | ||
Date of death | 22 October 1932(1932-10-22) (aged 73) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Notts County | |||
Corinthian | |||
International career | |||
1882โ1884 | England | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dobson was born on 28 March 1859 in Basford.[1] He served in the Army, as a lieutenant.[1] He later worked as a lace manufacturer.[1] His first wife died, and he married two further times, having one son.[1] His son died in World War One.[1]
His brother Charles Dobson was also a footballer.[1]
He played as an amateur for Notts County, and guested for Corinthian.[1]
He earned four caps for England between 18 February 1882 and 17 March 1884.[2] His first cap came in the very first international game for the Ireland national football team and resulted in a 13โ0 win for England.[3] Two years later he received his last three caps, which were in the inaugural British Home Championship of 1884, in which England finished runner up to Scotland.[1]
- "England Players - Alf Dobson". www.englandfootballonline.com.
- "Alfred Dobson". Englandstats.com.
- "England Match No. 14 - Ireland - 18 February 1882 - Match Summary and Report". Englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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