Player Details

George Dobson

Real Name: George Frederick Dobson
Normal Position: Outside Forward
Born: 07/11/1910 (Handsworth, Sheffield)
Died: 12/06/2001 (Huddersfield)

Heritage Number: 587
Debut Match*: 25/12/1931 v Walsall (Football League)
Last Match*: 13/10/1934 v Halifax Town (Football League)
* Qualifying Games

George Dobson joined Southport in time to contribute to their successful Cup run, beating Barnsley and holding Newcastle to a draw. He played consistently until breaking his leg in an F.A. Cup replay against Nelson in November 1932.Dobson had earlier been part of the Sheffield Boys team that won the English Schools Shield in 1925 and later earned a Central League winners’ medal with Huddersfield Town in 1930–31. In his second stint with Southport, he scored twice in three games during a trial period but declined an extended trial in favor of a contract offer from Rochdale.Dobson was one of only two Southport players to feature for Ipswich Town, scoring the club’s first goal as a professional side in the Southern League. He later turned down an opportunity to play for Exeter City and settled in Huddersfield, where he and his wife remained active golfers into their eighties.

Profile reproduced with Permission from:
The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9

Season: 1931/1932 [Back to Player Stats]
The player made an appearance in the following games:

Date	Home Club	Away Club	Score	Goals	Competition	Round	Match Date	Heritage Qualifying	Void
25/12/1931	Southport	Walsall	5 - 1	1	Football League	D3N	25/12/1931	Yes	No
26/12/1931	Walsall	Southport	2 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	26/12/1931	Yes	No
01/01/1932	Southport	York City	3 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	01/01/1932	Yes	No
02/01/1932	Rotherham United	Southport	2 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	02/01/1932	Yes	No
09/01/1932	Barnsley	Southport	0 - 0	0	FA Cup	3	09/01/1932	Yes	No
12/01/1932	Southport	Barnsley	4 - 1	1	FA Cup	3 Replay	12/01/1932	Yes	No
16/01/1932	Southport	Stockport County	1 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	16/01/1932	Yes	No
23/01/1932	Newcastle United	Southport	1 - 1	0	FA Cup	4	23/01/1932	Yes	No
26/01/1932	Southport	Newcastle United	1 - 1	0	FA Cup	4 Replay	26/01/1932	Yes	No
30/01/1932	Southport	Wrexham	2 - 0	1	Football League	D3N	30/01/1932	Yes	No
01/02/1932	Newcastle United	Southport	9 - 0	0	FA Cup	4 Replay 2	01/02/1932	Yes	No
06/02/1932	Carlisle United	Southport	2 - 2	1	Football League	D3N	06/02/1932	Yes	No
10/02/1932	Accrington Stanley (1891)	Southport	1 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	10/02/1932	Yes	No
13/02/1932	Southport	Crewe Alexandra	1 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	13/02/1932	Yes	No
20/02/1932	Rochdale	Southport	0 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	20/02/1932	Yes	No
24/02/1932	Darlington	Southport	0 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	24/02/1932	Yes	No
27/02/1932	Southport	Gateshead (1930)	1 - 1	1	Football League	D3N	27/02/1932	Yes	No
05/03/1932	New Brighton	Southport	3 - 1	1	Football League	D3N	05/03/1932	Yes	No
08/03/1932	Southport	Tranmere Rovers	4 - 2	2	Liverpool Senior Cup		08/03/1932	No	No
12/03/1932	Southport	Barrow	3 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	12/03/1932	Yes	No
19/03/1932	Hull City	Southport	1 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	19/03/1932	Yes	No
25/03/1932	Southport	Doncaster Rovers	5 - 0	1	Football League	D3N	25/03/1932	Yes	No
26/03/1932	Southport	Lincoln City	1 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	26/03/1932	Yes	No
28/03/1932	Doncaster Rovers	Southport	3 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	28/03/1932	Yes	No
02/04/1932	Chester	Southport	4 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	02/04/1932	Yes	No
09/04/1932	Southport	Hartlepools United	1 - 2	0	Football League	D3N	09/04/1932	Yes	No
19/04/1932	Southport	Cliftonville	3 - 1	1	Friendly		19/04/1932	No	No
23/04/1932	Southport	Darlington	3 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	23/04/1932	Yes	No
26/04/1932	Southport	Liverpool	2 - 1	0	Liverpool Senior Cup	Final	26/04/1932	No	No
30/04/1932	Halifax Town	Southport	3 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	30/04/1932	Yes	No