lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
Alex Dawson has passed away, aged 80
Scored the first Albion goal I saw.
RIP Alex.
Scored the first Albion goal I saw.
RIP Alex.
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[Albion] Alex Dawson
- Thread starter lawros left foot
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Only 80? I was about 12 when I first saw him play for us and I thought that he'd had a long career with Man U - played after Munich. He was a good player for us - it was as if he had a boot on his forehead, the amount of power he managed to get. RIP Alex.
R I P Alex. I First saw him play at Old Trafford alongside a Bobby Charlton with hair when I was working for a few months in Manchester. I remember his matches at the Goldstone when he always made a point of intimidating the opposition goal keeper as all good "old fashioned" centre forwards did in the days before football went soft. One of the unsung greats of the game.
- Jul 10, 2003
- 25,796
My first ever Albion Hero.
As a kid, sitting on the North Stand wall, the sight of Alex coming thundering in to meet a corner, ready to take ball, keeper and any defender around, into the back of the net, was the most frightening sight I had seen in my life.
Very sad news. RIP Alex
As a kid, sitting on the North Stand wall, the sight of Alex coming thundering in to meet a corner, ready to take ball, keeper and any defender around, into the back of the net, was the most frightening sight I had seen in my life.
Very sad news. RIP Alex
el punal
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No!! My first Albion hero. I’m sure the phrase “Be afraid, be very afraid” was coined for opposition goalies when Alex was on the rampage.
R.I.P. The Black Prince - thanks for the memories.
R.I.P. The Black Prince - thanks for the memories.
el punal
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HAILSHAM SEAGULL
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- Nov 9, 2009
- 10,347
Exactly this.
These are exactly my early memories of Alex in the muddy North Stand goalmouth in the late 60's.
A real eye opener for a 13year old
RIP Alex
withdeanwombat
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Goalkeepers.....you are now safe.
What a player!
RIP.
What a player!
RIP.
I thought he was about 80 when he played for us.
studio150
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Always recall his winner against Portsmouth in the League Cup in front of a packed Goldstone under the floodlights in 1969. My first memory of the Albion beating a team from a higher division (and a rare highlight in the League Cup)
RIP
RIP
maltaseagull
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Great player. Would be red carded every game in today's football.
RIP Mr Dawson.
RIP Mr Dawson.
southstandandy
WEST STAND ANDY
- Jul 9, 2003
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Good player in the time he was with us although spent most of his career with Preston. Had a decent goals to game ratio from what I can remember in the late 60's. RIP Alex.
dejavuatbtn
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Drafted into the Man Utd First team as a youngster after Munich. What a powerhouse he was! Remember him playing for Preston with Nobby Lawton in the 64 cup final. He was the best ever replacement for Bobby Smith we could ever have wished for. No prisoners! There are some wonderful pics of him around. He will be fondly remembered by all who had the privilege of watching him in action. Hell’s goalie in the annual Saints v Sinners match had better look out.
RIP Alex.
RIP Alex.
southstandandy
WEST STAND ANDY
- Jul 9, 2003
- 5,640
Late 30's - the 60's version of Glen Murray (in a good way) although what he would make of today's modern players falling over at the whiff of an opponent is anybody's guess.
lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yNOo5_nO5M&feature=share
Alex Dawson getting a hatrick for Manchester United in the 1959 cup semi final, 6 weeks after Munich.
I couldn’t find any archive footage of him scoring for Albion.
Alex Dawson getting a hatrick for Manchester United in the 1959 cup semi final, 6 weeks after Munich.
I couldn’t find any archive footage of him scoring for Albion.
You and I with very similar memories.
Me too.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
- Aug 7, 2003
- 7,793
Fearless player and a real character on the pitch. The only player that could head a ball harder than he could kick it. RIP old hero.