Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederick W. Dawes | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Frimley Green, England | ||
Date of death | 12 August 1989 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Shirley, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
?–1929 | Aldershot | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1929–1936 | Northampton Town | 162 | (1) |
1936–1950 | Crystal Palace | 223 | (1) |
Beckenham Town | |||
Total | 385 + | (2 +) | |
Managerial career | |||
1950–1951 |
Crystal Palace (Joint manager, with Charlie Slade) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frederick W. Dawes (2 May 1911 – 12 August 1989) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Northampton Town and Crystal Palace. He also managed Crystal Palace and was the younger brother of Albert Dawes, who also played professionally for Crystal Palace and Northampton. [2]
Dawes began his youth career with Aldershot and, in 1929, signed for Northampton Town, where his older brother Albert was also a player. Between then and 1936, Dawes made 162 League appearances for the club, scoring once.
In February 1936, [3] Dawes signed for Crystal Palace, once again re-joining his older brother who had moved to Palace in 1933, [3] and immediately established himself in the side being ever-present for the remainder of that season and throughout the 1936–37 season. [4] Dawes went on to make a total of 223 [3] Football League appearances for Palace before being forced to retire as a player, through injury, during the 1949–50 season. [5] Dawes career was notable in that he completed a century of appearances for Crystal Palace either side of World War II. [6]
After retiring as a player, Dawes was appointed as assistant to then Crystal Palace manager Ronnie Rooke. [5] Despite a reasonably successful 1949–50 season and a number of close-season signings, the club had a very poor start to the 1950–51 season. In November 1950, Rooke was relieved of his position and Dawes was appointed as joint-manager, together with chief scout Charlie Slade. [7] However, the partnership was unable to improve upon the season start and the club had to seek re-election in 1951. [5] The 1951–52 season also began poorly and Dawes and Slade were dismissed in October. [5] [6]
Dawes was reinstated as an amateur by the Football Association after leaving Crystal Palace [5] and went on to play for Beckenham Town. After leaving football altogether, Dawes became a shopkeeper. [5]
He managed Croydon Amateurs FC in their first two seasons, 1953–54 and 1954–55, taking them to the Surrey Senior League Cup and Charity Cup Finals in that inaugural season. After a poor second campaign, he resigned when Chelsea's John Harris was appointed coach without his knowledge.
Fred Dawes died on 12 August 1989 in Shirley, Surrey, aged 78. [6]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Frederick W. Dawes | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Frimley Green, England | ||
Date of death | 12 August 1989 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Shirley, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
?–1929 | Aldershot | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1929–1936 | Northampton Town | 162 | (1) |
1936–1950 | Crystal Palace | 223 | (1) |
Beckenham Town | |||
Total | 385 + | (2 +) | |
Managerial career | |||
1950–1951 |
Crystal Palace (Joint manager, with Charlie Slade) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frederick W. Dawes (2 May 1911 – 12 August 1989) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Northampton Town and Crystal Palace. He also managed Crystal Palace and was the younger brother of Albert Dawes, who also played professionally for Crystal Palace and Northampton. [2]
Dawes began his youth career with Aldershot and, in 1929, signed for Northampton Town, where his older brother Albert was also a player. Between then and 1936, Dawes made 162 League appearances for the club, scoring once.
In February 1936, [3] Dawes signed for Crystal Palace, once again re-joining his older brother who had moved to Palace in 1933, [3] and immediately established himself in the side being ever-present for the remainder of that season and throughout the 1936–37 season. [4] Dawes went on to make a total of 223 [3] Football League appearances for Palace before being forced to retire as a player, through injury, during the 1949–50 season. [5] Dawes career was notable in that he completed a century of appearances for Crystal Palace either side of World War II. [6]
After retiring as a player, Dawes was appointed as assistant to then Crystal Palace manager Ronnie Rooke. [5] Despite a reasonably successful 1949–50 season and a number of close-season signings, the club had a very poor start to the 1950–51 season. In November 1950, Rooke was relieved of his position and Dawes was appointed as joint-manager, together with chief scout Charlie Slade. [7] However, the partnership was unable to improve upon the season start and the club had to seek re-election in 1951. [5] The 1951–52 season also began poorly and Dawes and Slade were dismissed in October. [5] [6]
Dawes was reinstated as an amateur by the Football Association after leaving Crystal Palace [5] and went on to play for Beckenham Town. After leaving football altogether, Dawes became a shopkeeper. [5]
He managed Croydon Amateurs FC in their first two seasons, 1953–54 and 1954–55, taking them to the Surrey Senior League Cup and Charity Cup Finals in that inaugural season. After a poor second campaign, he resigned when Chelsea's John Harris was appointed coach without his knowledge.
Fred Dawes died on 12 August 1989 in Shirley, Surrey, aged 78. [6]