Andrew Dawber
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
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|fullname = Andrew John Dawber{{Hugman|22759|accessdate=12 May 2019}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|11|20|df=y}}
|birth_place = Wigan, England
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|position = Goalkeeper
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|years1 = 2012–2015
|clubs1 = Accrington Stanley
|caps1 = 5
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2013
|clubs2 = → Marine (loan)
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|years3 = 2013
|clubs3 = → Clitheroe (loan)
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|years4 = 2014
|clubs4 = → Clitheroe (loan)
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|years5 = 2015–2016
|clubs5 = Fulham
|caps5 = 0
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2015
|clubs6 = → Aldershot Town (loan)
|caps6 = 0
|goals6 = 0
|years7 = 2015
|clubs7 = → Weymouth (loan)
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|years8 = 2016
|clubs8 = → Bishop's Stortford (loan)
|caps8 = 1
|goals8 = 0
|years9 = 2016–2017
|clubs9 = Altrincham
|caps9 = 10
|goals9 = 0
|years10 = 2017
|clubs10 = Crewe Alexandra
|caps10 = 0
|goals10 = 0
|years11 = 2017
|clubs11 = Charnock Richard
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|club-update = 12:59, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
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Andrew John Dawber (born 20 November 1994) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
Born in Wigan,{{soccerway|andrew-dawber/257989|accessdate=11 March 2017}} Dawber made his senior debut for Accrington Stanley on 4 September 2012 in the 0–2 defeat to Morecambe in the first round of the Football League Trophy. His performance "impressed" manager Paul Cook.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19492819|title=Clean sheets please Morecambe manager Jim Bentley|date=5 September 2012|accessdate=11 March 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}} In February 2013, Dawber signed a new contract with the club which ran until the summer of 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21325443|title=Accrington: Andrew Dawber signs new Stanley contract|date=4 February 2013|accessdate=11 March 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}} In August 2013, Dawber joined Northern Premier League side Marine on one-month loan,{{cite web|url=http://www.sportuk24.com/news/dawber-leaves-on-loan/related |title=Dawber leaves on loan |date=12 August 2013 |accessdate=18 October 2013 |publisher=Sport UK 24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019173800/http://www.sportuk24.com/news/dawber-leaves-on-loan/related |archivedate=19 October 2013 }} before joining Clitheroe, also on a one-month loan, in October 2013.{{cite web|url=http://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2013/10/loan-watch-dawber-enjoying-first-team-chance/|title=Dawber enjoying First Team Chance|date=31 October 2013|accessdate=28 December 2013|publisher=Accrington Stanley F.C.}} He re-joined Clitheroe on two-month loan deal in September 2014.{{cite web|url=http://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2014/09/loan-deals-young-pair/|title=Loan Deals for Young Pair|date=23 September 2014|accessdate=25 September 2014|publisher=Accrington Stanley F.C.}} He left Accrington Stanley by mutual consent in March 2015.{{cite web|url=http://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2015/03/dawbs-leaves-reds|title=Dawbs leaves Reds|date=31 March 2015|accessdate=31 March 2015|publisher=Accrington Stanley F.C.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/12863920.Frustrated_goalkeeper_Andrew_Dawber_leaves_Accrington_Stanley/|title=Frustrated goalkeeper Andrew Dawber leaves Accrington Stanley|date=1 April 2015|accessdate=11 March 2017|publisher=Lancashire Telegraph}}
Dawber joined Championship team Fulham on a one-year contract in July 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/player-profiles/andrew-dawber|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905093847/http://www.fulhamfc.com/player-profiles/andrew-dawber|title=Profile|date=29 July 2015|accessdate=29 July 2015|archivedate=5 September 2015|publisher=Fulham F.C.}} He signed a one-month loan deal with Aldershot Town in September 2015,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34257326|title=Fulham keeper Andrew Dawber joins Aldershot Town on loan|date=15 September 2015|accessdate=11 March 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}} then spent time at Weymouth,{{Cite web|url=https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2015/december/14/loan-round-up|title=Fulham FC|first=Fulham|last=FC|website=Fulham FC}} before a loan spell at Bishop's Stortford in February 2016. After leaving Fulham he signed for Altrincham in May 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/sport/14506099.Fulham_keeper_Dawber_joins_the_Robins_ranks/|title=Fulham keeper Dawber joins the Robins ranks|date=20 May 2016|accessdate=11 March 2017|author=John Edwards|publisher=Messenger Newspapers}}
He signed for Crewe Alexandra in March 2017, until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39231878|title=Andrew Dawber: Crewe Alexandra sign keeper after Dave Richards injury|date=10 March 2017|accessdate=11 March 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}} On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Dawber had been released by the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.crewealex.net/news/article/2016-17/crewe-alexandra-retained-list-2017-3711163.aspx|title=Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2017]|date=9 May 2017|accessdate=9 May 2017|publisher=Crewe Alexandra F.C.}}
He later played for Charnock Richard, making his debut in a 3–1 win over Hanley Town in September 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.chorley-guardian.co.uk/sport/football/charnock-bounce-back-but-need-ruthless-edge-1-8737417|title=Charnock bounce back but need ruthless edge|date=5 September 2017|accessdate=23 July 2018|publisher=Chorley Guardian}}
Career statistics
{{updated|10 March 2017}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4" valign="center"|Accrington Stanley
|2012–13{{soccerbase season|66042|2012|accessdate=11 March 2017}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013–14{{soccerbase season|66042|2013|accessdate=11 March 2017}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014–15{{soccerbase season|66042|2014|accessdate=11 March 2017}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total
!5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Fulham
|2015–16{{soccerbase season|66042|2015|accessdate=11 March 2017}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Aldershot Town (loan)
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Bishop's Stortford (loan)
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Altrincham
|10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Crewe Alexandra
|2016–17{{soccerbase season|66042|2016|accessdate=11 March 2017}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
References
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Category:Footballers from Wigan
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Accrington Stanley F.C. players
Category:Marine A.F.C. players
Category:Clitheroe F.C. players
Category:Aldershot Town F.C. players
Category:Bishop's Stortford F.C. players
Category:Altrincham F.C. players
Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
Category:Charnock Richard F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Weymouth F.C. players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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