Ian Dawes (footballer, born 1963)

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2010}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Ian Dawes

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|fullname = Ian Robert Dawes

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|2|22|df=y}}

|birth_place = Croydon, England

|height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/302 302] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/302}}

|position = Defender

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Queens Park Rangers

|years1 = 1981–1988

|clubs1 = Queens Park Rangers

|caps1 = 229

|goals1 = 3

|years2 = 1988–1995

|clubs2 = Millwall

|caps2 = 225

|goals2 = 5

|years3 = 1995–?

|clubs3 = Bromley

|caps3 =

|goals3 =

|nationalyears1 = 1978 | nationalteam1 = England Schoolboys | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0

|manageryears1 =

|managerclubs1 = Carshalton Athletic

|manageryears2 =

|managerclubs2 = Dorking

|manageryears3 = 2002–2004

|managerclubs3 = Redhill

|manageryears4 = 2005–2006

|managerclubs4 = Redhill

}}

Ian Robert Dawes{{cite web |url=http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/IanDawes.htm |title=Ian Dawes |publisher=The Millwall History Files |access-date=9 February 2010}} (born 22 February 1963) is an English former professional footballer.

Born in Croydon, Surrey, Dawes made more than 200 appearances in the Football League for each of his two clubs, Queens Park Rangers and Millwall, playing as a left back.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/iandawes.html |title=Ian Dawes |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |access-date=9 February 2010}}

Dawes made his debut for Queens Park Rangers on 27 March 1982 against Rotherham United, and went on to play in 229 league games,{{cite web |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=39403 |title=Ian Dawes Queens Park Rangers FC |work=Football Heroes |publisher=Sporting Heroes Collections |access-date=9 February 2010}} including 198 consecutive appearances between 1982 and 1986, and scored three goals. Dawes was a member of the 1986 Football League Cup Final team.{{cite news |url=http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/sport/oxfordunited/clubhistory/famousmatches/ |title=Famous Matches |newspaper=The Oxford Times |access-date=9 February 2010}}

Dawes left QPR for Millwall in 1988, and played 258 times for Millwall and was their Player of the Year in 1989–90, before moving to non-League Bromley.

He later coached at Charlton Athletic and Millwall before managing non-league clubs Carshalton Athletic and Dorking, and two spells as manager of Redhill, from 2002 to 2004 and from October 2005 to October 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.webteams.co.uk/_2007/newsitems.asp?team=redhillfcclubshop |title=News Items |publisher=Redhill F.C |access-date=9 February 2010}}