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My Take
Craig Dawson is my kind of footballer, the unfashionable centre-back who simply refuses to disappear. Starting at non-league Radcliffe Borough and climbing through Bolton, West Brom, Watford, West Ham and Wolves is not a glamour story, it is a survival story written in headers and last-ditch blocks. Defenders like him rarely make highlight reels, except when they ghost in for a set-piece goal and steal the day. What I admire is the longevity: staying relevant in the Premier League for years on grit and reliability rather than hype. Football needs these unbreakable, dependable men far more than it admits.
Overview
Craig Dawson (born 6 May 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He has previously played for Radcliffe Borough, Bolton Wanderers, Rochdale, West Bromwich Albion, Watford, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Craig Dawson
- Name (Japanese)
- クレイグ・ドーソン
- Reading
- くれいぐ・どーそん
- Born
- May 6, 1990 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- Rochdale, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.