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: 1932/1933 [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
27/08/1932	Southport	Barrow	3 - 0	2	Football League	D3N	27/08/1932	Yes	No
31/08/1932	Chester	Southport	1 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	31/08/1932	Yes	No
03/09/1932	Carlisle United	Southport	0 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	03/09/1932	Yes	No
06/09/1932	Southport	Chester	2 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	06/09/1932	Yes	No
10/09/1932	Southport	York City	5 - 1	3	Football League	D3N	10/09/1932	Yes	No
17/09/1932	Crewe Alexandra	Southport	1 - 1	1	Football League	D3N	17/09/1932	Yes	No
20/09/1932	Southport	Bolton Wanderers	1 - 2	0	Lancashire Senior Cup	1	20/09/1932	No	No
24/09/1932	Southport	Rochdale	2 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	24/09/1932	Yes	No
27/09/1932	Accrington Stanley (1891)	Southport	1 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	27/09/1932	Yes	No
01/10/1932	Hull City	Southport	4 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	01/10/1932	Yes	No
08/10/1932	Mansfield Town	Southport	4 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	08/10/1932	Yes	No
11/10/1932	Southport	Everton	6 - 2	0	Liverpool Senior Cup		11/10/1932	No	No
15/10/1932	Southport	Rotherham United	2 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	15/10/1932	Yes	No
22/10/1932	Southport	Doncaster Rovers	1 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	22/10/1932	Yes	No
29/10/1932	Darlington	Southport	1 - 0	0	Football League	D3N	29/10/1932	Yes	No
05/11/1932	Southport	Stockport County	2 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	05/11/1932	Yes	No
12/11/1932	Gateshead (1930)	Southport	4 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	12/11/1932	Yes	No
19/11/1932	Southport	Walsall	2 - 1	0	Football League	D3N	19/11/1932	Yes	No
26/11/1932	Southport	Nelson	3 - 3	1	FA Cup	1	26/11/1932	Yes	No
29/11/1932	Nelson	Southport	0 - 4	1	FA Cup	1 Replay	29/11/1932	Yes	No