| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert George Dawes | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Frimley Green,Surrey | ||
| Date of death | 23 June 1973(1973-06-23) (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Goring-by-Sea,Sussex | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1933 | Northampton Town | 164 | (82) |
| 1933–1936 | Crystal Palace | 105 | (75) |
| 1936–1938 | Luton Town | ||
| 1938–1939 | Crystal Palace | 44 | (16) |
| 1939–? | Aldershot | ||
| Total | 313 | (173) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert George Dawes (23 April 1907 – 23 June 1973) was an English professionalfootballer who played forNorthampton Town andCrystal Palace as aforward. He also played one first-class cricket game forNorthamptonshire County Cricket Club againstDerbyshire in 1933.[2]
Albert's younger brother wasFred Dawes, who also played professionally for both Crystal Palace and Northampton Town.[3]
Dawes began his playing career withNorthampton Town in 1929 and over four seasons made 184 overall appearances for the club, scoring 103 goals. In December 1933,[4] he signed forCrystal Palace as replacement forPeter Simpson who was injured at that time.[3] Dawes went on to make 105 League appearances in his first spell with Palace scoring 75 times. The 1935–36 season was his most successful scoring 38 times, heading theDivision Three South list of goal-scorers and receiving a call-up to theEngland team.[3] However, he did not appear in the side, being named as twelfth-man, in an era withoutsubstitutes.[3]
In December 1936, Dawes was allowed to leave Crystal Palace forLuton Town for a "large fee".[3] Luton were at that time promotion contenders and Dawes helped them to the title and promotion in 1937,[3] before returning to Palace in February 1938, after 44 appearances.[3]
Dawes second spell at Crystal Palace was not as successful as the first and he moved on toAldershot in the close season of 1939,[4] after a further 44 appearances (16 goals).
The out-break ofWorld War II meant the end of Dawes senior professional career but he returned again to Crystal Palace and made appearances throughout the years of wartime regional league football, before retiring in 1946.[5]
Albert Dawes died inGoring-by-Sea,Sussex on 23 June 1973 aged 66.[6]
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