Chris Dawson (footballer, born 1994)

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Chris Dawson
Personal information
Full name Christopher Gary Dawson[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Dewsbury, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Buxton
Youth career
0000–2012 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Leeds United 4 (0)
2016–2017 Rotherham United 0 (0)
2016 → Viking FK (loan) 9 (0)
2018 Scarborough Athletic
2018–2019 Bradford Park Avenue 9 (0)
2019 → Grantham Town (loan) 13 (1)
2019–2020 Scarborough Athletic 16 (2)
2020– Buxton 24 (3)
National team‡
2013 Wales U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:15, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:50, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[2]

Christopher Gary Dawson (born 2 September 1994) is a footballer who plays for Buxton as a midfielder. He has represented Wales at under-21 level.

He is a graduate of Leeds United's academy and has also played for Rotherham United and Norwegian side Viking FK.

Club career[]

Leeds United[]

After progressing through Leeds United's youth ranks, Dawson signed a professional deal at Leeds United in October 2012, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2015.[3] Dawson was named as an unused substitute in three first team matches, during this period manager Neil Warnock compared Dawson's style of play and ability to that of former Leeds United legend John Giles.[4] Dawson was given his debut for the Leeds first team by Neil Warnock on 1 April 2013, starting the 2–1 loss against Derby County, but he was substituted in the 55th minute for Ross McCormack.[5] Shoulder surgery ended Dawson's season prematurely, however, Dawson signed a new three-year contract with the club on 8 May 2013.[6][7]

After playing with Leeds' first team during the 2014–15 pre-season, Dawson scored a hat trick for Leeds in the 5–0 pre-season friendly victory against Glenavon on 30 July 2014.[8] On 1 August, Dawson was assigned the Leeds number 24 shirt for the 2014–15 season.[9]On 1 November 2014, Dawson made his first appearance for the first team since his debut, when he came on as a substitute in Neil Redfearn's first game as permanent head coach in a 3–1 loss to Cardiff City.[10]

Dawson was not included in United's 25-man travelling squad for the 2015-16 pre-season.[11] On 31 July 2015, Dawson was not assigned a Squad Number for the upcoming 2015/16 season.[12] Dawson was released from his Leeds United contract on 26 January 2016.[13]

Rotherham United[]

On 28 January 2016, Dawson signed a contract with Rotherham United until the end of the 2016–17 season.[14][15] He made no first team appearances during the 2015–16 season, having appeared on the bench once.[16] On 17 August 2016 Dawson went on loan from Rotherham to Norwegian club Viking FK until the end of 2016.[17][18] Dawson made his debut on 21 August in Viking's 2–1 away defeat to Tromsø IL in Tippeligaen, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Samuel Adegbenro.[19] Dawson was released by the club at the end of his contract, having not played a game for the club.[20]

Scarborough Athletic[]

After a spell out injured recovering from an Anterior cruciate ligament injury, on 20 March 2018, Dawson signed for Northern Premier League side Scarborough Athletic on a 12-game contract.[21] Where he helped the club earn promotion to Northern Premier League by finishing 2nd in the NPL Division One North and also reach the North Riding Senior Cup final.[citation needed]

Bradford (Park Avenue)[]

On 25 July 2018, Dawson joined National League North side Bradford (Park Avenue) on a permanent deal, after impressing initially on trial.[22] On 10 February 2019, Dawson was loaned out to Grantham Town for one month.[23] On 14 March, the deal was extended for the rest of the season.[24]

Return to Scarborough Athletic[]

On 10 July 2019 Scarborough Athletic announced that Dawson had returned to the club.[25]

Buxton[]

Despite having agreed a deal to remain at Scarborough for the 2020–21 season, he signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Buxton in July 2020,[26] though his debut season at the club was disrupted and eventually cancelled due to COVID-19.[27] In summer 2021, he extended his contract for the 2021–22 season.[28]

International career[]

In January 2013 he was selected in the Wales under-21 squad[29] and made his debut in the 3–0 win against Iceland Under-21 in a friendly match on 6 February 2013.[30]

In March 2013, Dawson received plaudits from Wales under-21 Manager Geraint Williams for both his passing ability and capacity to influence a game, the latter being in spite of his relatively small stature.[31]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 4 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds United 2012–13[32] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2013–14[33] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[34] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2015–16[35] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Rotherham United 2015–16[35] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2016–17[36] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Viking (loan) 2016[16] Tippeligaen 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Bradford Park Avenue 2018–19[16] National League North 9 0 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
Grantham Town 2018–19[37] Northern Premier League Premier Division 9 1 0 0 — 0 0 9 1
Scarborough Athletic 2019–20[38] Northern Premier League Premier Division 16 2 0 0 — 1[a] 0 17 2
Buxton 2020–21[39] Northern Premier League Premier Division 6 2 2 0 — 1[a] 0 9 2
2021–22[40] Northern Premier League Premier Division 18 1 8 2 — 1[a] 0 27 3
Total 24 3 10 2 0 0 2 0 36 5
Career total 71 6 10 2 0 0 3 0 84 8
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. ^ "UEFA Under 21 Matches / Gemau Ryngwladol UEFA Dan 21 v. San Marino & Moldova / Moldofa" (PDF). FAW. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Teenage midfielder Chris Dawon has been handed a professional deal at Leeds". Sky Sports. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Dawson reminds me of Giles – Warnock". Yorkshire Evening Post. 30 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  5. ^ "United beaten at Elland Road". Leeds United F.C. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Youngster signs new contract". Leeds United F.C. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Leeds United midfielder Chris Dawson signs new contract". BBC Sport. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Ruthless Leeds put Glenavon festivities in the shade". Belfast Telegraph. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Squad numbers released". Leeds United F.C. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  10. ^ Pritchard, Dafydd (1 November 2014). "Cardiff 3–1 Leeds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Pre-season: United touch down in Austria". Leeds United F.C. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  12. ^ "2015/16 squad numbers announced". Leeds United F.C. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Dawson leaves by mutual consent". Leeds United F.C. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Dawson completes Millers move". Rotherham United F.C. 28 January 2016.
  15. ^ Wobschall, Leon (28 January 2016). "Rotherham United snap up former Leeds United midfielder Chris Dawson". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  16. ^ a b c "C. Dawson: Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  17. ^ "Dawson joins Viking FK on loan". Rotherham United F.C. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Viking låner midtbanespiller". www.viking-fk.no (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Tromsø vant 2-1". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016. Alt URL
  20. ^ "Eight players released by Millers". Rotherham United F.C. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  21. ^ "Midfielder Chris Dawson joins Scarborough Athletic". Yorkshire Coast Radio. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  22. ^ "Dawson Added To Bradford Ranks". Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  23. ^ "Dawson joins Grantham Town on short term loan". Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. 10 February 2019.
  24. ^ "Player Loan Update". Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. 14 March 2019.
  25. ^ "Scarborough Athletic snap up former Leeds United man Chris Dawson". thescarboroughnews.co.uk. 10 July 2019.
  26. ^ Gregory, Daniel (15 July 2020). "Chris Dawson becomes third player to leave Scarborough Athletic for Buxton". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  27. ^ Smyth, Graham (9 November 2021). "Huge FA Cup draw pits ex Leeds kid against a current Whites midfielder". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  28. ^ Bloomfield, Andy (21 May 2021). "Former Scarborough Athletic midfielder Chris Dawson extends stay with Buxton". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  29. ^ "Seven uncapped in Wales U21 squad to face Iceland". BBC Sport. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  30. ^ "Wales v Iceland Under 21 Match". Football Association of Wales. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  31. ^ "Dawson's got star quality – Williams". Football Association of Wales. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  32. ^ "Games played by Chris Dawson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  33. ^ "Games played by Chris Dawson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  34. ^ "Games played by Chris Dawson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  35. ^ a b "Games played by Chris Dawson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  36. ^ "Games played by Chris Dawson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  37. ^ "Grantham Town | Appearances | Chris Dawson | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  38. ^ "Scarborough Athletic | Appearances | Chris Dawson | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  39. ^ "Buxton | Appearances | Chris Dawson | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  40. ^ "Buxton | Appearances | Chris Dawson | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.

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