Eddie Dawson (footballer)

{{short description|English footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Eddie Dawson

| image =

| fullname = Edward Dawson

| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|01|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chester-le-Street, England

| death_date = {{death year and age|1970|1913}}

| height = 5 ft 9 in{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-dispatch-football-guide-1936-xi-d/134447459/ |title=Bristol City. Forward line strengthened |newspaper=Sunday Dispatch Football Guide |location=London |date=23 August 1936 |page=xi |via=Newspapers.com}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1934

| clubs1 = Blyth Spartans

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1934–1936

| clubs2 = Manchester City

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1936–1939

| clubs3 = Bristol City

| caps3 = 66

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1946–1949

| clubs4 = Gateshead

| caps4 = 83

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1949–19??

| clubs5 = North Shields

| caps5 = ?

| goals5 = ?

}}

Edward Dawson (16 January 1913 – 1970) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Dawson started his career with non-league Blyth Spartans before signing for Manchester City in 1934. He joined Bristol City in 1936 without having made a first team appearance for Manchester City. He made 66 league appearances for Bristol City before the outbreak of World War II. Dawson joined Gateshead in 1946, making 83 league appearances before joining non-league North Shields in 1949.