Big Alex Dawson taking the piss - love this pic

[Barry Izbak]

According to Wiki, he scored in the 1964 Cup Final for Preston, and was the last person to score a hat trick in an FA Cup Semi Final when he scored for Man Utd in 1958 (which would have been a couple of months after the Munich disaster.

I know I didn't appreciate what a well known and quality player he had been before he arrived at the Goldstone.

Scored 26 in 57 games for us, and was the first number nine I saw for the Albion back in 1969. For years after I always compared our number nines to Alex Dawson and I don't remember many being quite like him.

He is one, from a very long list of ex players, who I would love to see honoured at the Amex

 

[glasfryn]

League cup 1st round 1969

blimey feels like yesterday funny the things that you remember 40+years since but can not remember the date it happened

thanks Questions

 

[Bob!]

That kit is great. They should sell a replica of it in the club shop.

They've got training shirts in those colours

 

[Samej]

The great Alex Dawson scores and gloats at forlorn keeper. Hardest ever Brighton player by a mile no contest.

This picture needs to be on the wall in the North stand concourse

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

I've got quite a lot of colour pics from that era.

Plus, a bit earlier, a vid of fulham beating Brighton 3-1 in late 1950s or early 1960s...

Freddie, do you still not have sound on your computer? I'd happily get you some speakers if that's all you need to have sound to view some of the classic videos I've posted over the years...

Through the great NSC classified and mimime I now have a'good as new' 'pooter and yes it does have sound so I'll be checking out your site. Great idea for a dull Sunday!

 

[rocker959]

The League Cup run 1969/70 Wolves 3rd round having beaten Pompey and Birmingham. Great floodlit Goldstone games , great memories

 

[rocker959]

2 more.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

rocker959, you are amazing!

You've inspired me to post another Albion colour shot from that era.... enjoy. Any help with the line-up appreciated.

 

[rocker959]

Names from previous team pic

 

[wolfie]

I am probably somewhere in most of those b&w pics. Notice the letters on the perimeter wall in the first one. Anyone else remember the old chap who used to come round in the second half and paint in the half time scores with whitewash. Letters had a key in the programme eg A = Aldershot v Chesterfield etc.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

He's still alive then - anyone know of his whereabouts?

 

[rocker959]

Another great pic rapper

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Would it be overkill to invite ex-players back to every game?

I managed to miss Dawson as I didn't see my first game until 1990, but would love to see some of these guys.

 

[wolfie]

rocker959, you are amazing!

You've inspired me to post another Albion colour shot from that era.... enjoy. Any help with the line-up appreciated.

Powney, Gall, Dalton Napier J, upton ?, Turner, Wilkinson ?, Sidebottom, Henderson, Smith, ?, Lawton, Dawson, Napier K, Spearritt

 

[timbha]

Powney, Gall, Dalton Napier J, upton ?, Turner, Wilkinson ?, Sidebottom, Henderson, Smith, ?, Lawton, Dawson, Napier K, Spearritt

definitely Howard Wilkinson

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Upton = Gilliver, Wilkinson & Smith confirmed.

Great pics and a great LC run. My 1st over 30k crowd and I was on the east as couldn't get my usual infron of west. Note the toilet roll streamers thrown from the North.

We twice led but Wolves ran out 3-2 winners.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

I do believe that the humbled keeper is the young Phil Parkes of Walsall,, who went on to play at the top with QPR, Ipswich England and others.

Parkes was brilliant and had somehow thwarted Dawson where many experinced keepers had failed. Then along came this goal and Alex went from brute to cute, hooking that ball in with a backheel.

Classic pic, should find a place for that at Amex for sure.

If that's Phil parkes thats the first time Ive seen him without long flowing locks.

 

[Gwylan]

Upton = Gilliver, Wilkinson & Smith confirmed.

Great pics and a great LC run. My 1st over 30k crowd and I was on the east as couldn't get my usual infron of west. Note the toilet roll streamers thrown from the North.

We twice led but Wolves ran out 3-2 winners.

My first evening game. I'll always remember the excitement of arriving at the Goldstone with the floodlights on and the crush of the crowd. Fantastic game too. Long wait for a bus afterwards so I got back really late for a school night but still could hardly sleep with the buzz I got from that game. One of my most vivid memories from my childhood.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Powney, Gall, Dalton Napier J, upton ?, Turner, Wilkinson ?, Sidebottom, Henderson, Smith, ?, Lawton, Dawson, Napier K, Spearritt

Dave Armstrong between Smith & Lawton.

 

[wallyback]

Dave Armstrong

Dave Armstrong between Smith & Lawton.

Whatever happened to him?
When I started going to BHA I remember him being a very exciting and fast player, nicknamed "The flyer" I believe.

My dad says he was rubbish, so what do i know.

However, it would be good to know if he played for anyone else, or what he is doing now.