[Albion] Alex Dawson

[lawros left foot]

Alex Dawson has passed away, aged 80

Scored the first Albion goal I saw.
RIP Alex.

 

[Jim D]

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.

 

[Gwylan]

That's sad to hear - he was a hell of a player. The last forward I remember who genuinely terrified goalkeepers

 

[Boys 9d]

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.

 

[spence]

Thought it was the poster at first

RIP Alex

 

[WATFORD zero]

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

 

[el punal]

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.

 

[el punal]

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

You and I with very similar memories.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

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

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]

Goalkeepers.....you are now safe.

What a player!

RIP.

 

[Binney on acid]

I thought he was about 80 when he played for us.

 

[studio150]

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

 

[maltaseagull]

Great player. Would be red carded every game in today's football.
RIP Mr Dawson.

 

[southstandandy]

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]

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.

 

[southstandandy]

I thought he was about 80 when he played for us.

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]

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.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

You and I with very similar memories.

Me too.

 

[LamieRobertson]

That's sad to hear - he was a hell of a player. The last forward I remember who genuinely terrified goalkeepers

Aye that’s how I remember him

RIP AD

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

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.