Kevin Dawson (footballer, born 1990)

Kevin Patrick Dawson (born 30 June 1990) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Gloucester City.

Kevin Dawson

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Patrick Dawson[1]
Date of birth	30 June 1990[2]
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Gloucester City
Number	7
Youth career
	Belvedere
	Shelbourne
	St. Kevins Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Sporting Fingal	15	(0)
2011–2012	Shelbourne	49	(4)
2013–2017	Yeovil Town	121	(6)
2017–2019	Cheltenham Town	66	(9)
2019–2020	Forest Green Rovers	15	(0)
2020–	Gloucester City	16	(2)
National team
2005	Republic of Ireland U15
2006	Republic of Ireland U16
2008	Republic of Ireland U18	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:54, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Sporting Fingal

Following his schoolboy years at St Malachys FC and both Belvedere and St. Kevin's Boys, Dublin-born Dawson joined Sporting Fingal in 2009. Initially part of their Under–20 squad, Dawson forced his way into Fingal's first team picture making 4 appearances during the 2009 First Division season. Dawson won an FAI Cup winners medal in 2009 as an unused substitute during Sporting's Fingal's 2–1 victory over Sligo Rovers.[3] Following Sporting Fingal's promotion to the Premier Division for 2010, the young midfielder made a further 16 league and cup appearances and won a 2010 A Championship Cup medal as part of their reserve side. Ahead of the 2011 season, Dawson was still under contract at Sporting Fingal but following the pre-season demise of the club Dawson was left without a club.[4]

Shelbourne

On 14 February 2011, Dawson was snapped up Shelbourne for their 2011 First Division campaign. He became more of a permanent fixture halfway through the season where he helped Shels gain promotion to the Premier League.[5] He received praise for his performance in the 2011 FAI Cup Final against Sligo Rovers. Shelbourne would eventually lose on penalties, Dawson being one of the players to miss from the spot.

Yeovil Town

Dawson signed for English League One side Yeovil Town following the expiry of his Shelbourne contract upon the opening of the 2013 January transfer window, signing a contract until the end of the 2012–13 season.[6] On 8 January 2013, Dawson made his Yeovil debut as a substitute in their Football League Trophy area semi-final defeat against Leyton Orient.[7] On 19 May 2013, Dawson played in the 2013 League One play-off Final as Yeovil beat Brentford 2–1 to secure promotion to the Football League Championship.[8] On 26 June 2013, Dawson signed a two-year contract extension.

Cheltenham Town

On 17 May 2017, Dawson rejected the offer of a new contract at Yeovil, and signed for fellow League Two side Cheltenham Town on a two-year deal.[9]

Forest Green Rovers

On 1 July 2019, Dawson rejected the offer of a new contract from Cheltenham Town to sign for League Two rivals Forest Green Rovers on an initial one-year deal.[10] At the end of the 2019–20 season, Dawson was released by Forest Green Rovers.[11]

Personal life

His eldest brother Stephen currently plays for English League One side Bury.[12]

Another brother Brendan played for youth football for Shamrock Rovers and made one first team substitute appearance for Rovers in 2005.

Career statistics

As of match played 9 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting Fingal	2009	First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2010	Premier Division	11	0	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	16	1
	Total		15	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	20	1
Shelbourne	2011	First Division	25	2	6	1	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	3
	2012	Premier Division	24	2	6	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	2
	Total		49	4	12	1	3	0	3	0	67	5
Yeovil Town	2012–13[13]	League One	20	2	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	1	24	3
	2013–14[14]	Championship	35	1	1	0	2	1	—		38	2
	2014–15[15]	League One	17	1	3	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	21	1
	2015–16[16]	League Two	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2016–17[17]	League Two	39	2	2	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	1	47	3
	Total		121	6	7	0	4	1	9	2	141	9
Cheltenham Town	2017–18[18]	League Two	34	5	1	1	1	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	37	6
	2018–19[19]	League Two	32	4	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	1	35	5
	Total		66	9	1	1	2	0	3	1	72	11
Forest Green Rovers	2019–20[20]	League Two	15	0	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	19	0
Gloucester City	2020–21[21]	National League North	16	2	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 4]	1	19	3
Career total			282	21	23	2	11	1	22	5	338	29

1. Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
2. Three appearances and one goal in the League One play-offs, one appearance in the Football League Trophy
3. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
4. Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours

Sporting Fingal

• FAI Cup: 2009

Yeovil Town

• Football League One play-offs: 2012–13

References

1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
2. "Kevin Dawson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
3. "Sligo Rovers 1–2 Sporting Fingal". RTÉ.ie. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 22 November 2009. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
4. "Sporting Fingal cease operations". RTÉ.ie. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
5. "Kevin Dawson signs". ShelbourneFC.com. Shelbourne F.C. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
6. "Kevin Dawson: Yeovil Town sign ex-Shelbourne midfielder". BBC Sport. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
7. "Leyton Orient 1–0 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
8. "Brentford 1–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
9. "Kevin Dawson: Cheltenham Town sign Yeovil midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
10. "Kevin Dawson: Forest Green Rovers sign midfielder on one-year deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
11. "News | Forest Green Rovers confirm player releases". fgr.co.uk. Forest Green Rovers F.C. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
12. "Stephen Dawson: Bury re-sign midfielder from Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
13. "Games played by Kevin Dawson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
14. "Games played by Kevin Dawson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
15. "Games played by Kevin Dawson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
16. "Games played by Kevin Dawson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
17. "Games played by Kevin Dawson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
18. "Games played by Kevin Dawson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
19. "Games played by Kevin Dawson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
20. "Games played by Kevin Dawson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
21. Kevin Dawson at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

External links

• Kevin Dawson at Soccerway
• Kevin Dawson at Soccerbase