Ian Dawes (footballer, born 1963)

Ian Robert Dawes[2] (born 22 February 1963) is an English former professional footballer.

Ian Dawes
Personal information
Full name Ian Robert Dawes
Date of birth (1963-02-22) 22 February 1963
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1988 Queens Park Rangers 229 (3)
1988–1995 Millwall 225 (5)
1995–? Bromley
Managerial career
Carshalton Athletic
Dorking
2002–2004 Redhill
2005–2006 Redhill
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Croydon, Surrey, Dawes made more than 200 appearances in the Football League for each of his two clubs, Queens Park Rangers and Millwall, playing as a left back.[3]

Dawes made his debut for Queens Park Rangers on 27 March 1982 against Rotherham United, and went on to play in 229 league games,[4] including 198 consecutive appearances between 1982 and 1986, and scored three goals. Dawes was a member of the 1986 Football League Cup Final team.[5]

Dawes left QPR for Millwall in 1988, and played 258 times for Millwall and was their Player of the Year in 1989–90,[2] before moving to non-League Bromley.

He later coached at Charlton Athletic and Millwall before managing non-league clubs Carshalton Athletic and Dorking, and two spells as manager of Redhill, from 2002 to 2004 and from October 2005 to October 2006.[6]

References
  1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. "Ian Dawes". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  3. "Ian Dawes". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  4. "Ian Dawes Queens Park Rangers FC". Football Heroes. Sporting Heroes Collections. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  5. "Famous Matches". The Oxford Times. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  6. "News Items". Redhill F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2010.


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