- Stephen Dawson
Football player infobox
playername = Stephen Dawson
fullname = Stephen John Dawson
nickname =
height = height|ft=5|in=6
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|12|4|df=y
cityofbirth =Dublin
countryofbirth =Ireland
currentclub = Bury
clubnumber = 7
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2004–2005
2005–2008
2008–
clubs = Leicester City
Mansfield Town
Bury
caps(goals) = 000 (0)
114 (4)
000 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 15:30, 2 July 2008 (UTC)Stephen Dawson (born
4 December 1985 inDublin ) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for English League Two side Bury. He usually plays in central midfield, but has also occasionally played in a more wide role on the right wing.Career
Dawson began his professional football career as a trainee at Leicester Citycite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=40420|title=Stephen Dawson |work=Soccerbase|publisher=
Racing Post |accessdate=2008-04-29] and although he became a regular in the reserve side, he did not graduated to the first team and rejected an offer of a new contract on reduced terms in May 2005.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/4555711.stm|title=Dawson snubs Foxes contract offer |date=2005-05-17 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2008-04-29] He joined Mansfield Town in the summer of 2005cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/6940141.stm|title=Dawson signs new Mansfield deal |date=2007-08-10 |publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-04-29] and scored on his debut against Stockport in August 2005. [cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=40420&seasonid=135|title=Games played by Stephen Dawson in 2005/2006|work=Soccerbase|publisher=Racing Post|accessdate=2008-04-29] He signed a new one-year contract in August 2007 and by the end of the 2007–08 season, had made over 125 appearances in all competitions for Mansfield Town. After Mansfield Town were relegated to theFootball Conference at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was out of contract [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/7405428.stm|title=Seven players to leave Mansfield |date=2008-05-16 |publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-17] and joined Bury on a two-year contract. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/7481432.stm|title= Midfielder Dawson commits to Bury|date=2008-06-30 |publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-03]He has also represented the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level. [cite web|url=http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=9|title=Under 21 - 2005/2006 Squad Profile |date=
2006-03-20 |publisher=Football Association of Ireland|accessdate=2008-04-29]References
External links
*soccerbase|40420|Stephen Dawson
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