Trevor Dawkins
English footballer (born 1945)
Trevor Dawkins (born 7 October 1945) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He spent seven seasons in the Football League, five in South Africa, and seven in the United States, most in indoor leagues. Following his retirement in 1985, he coached for fourteen years in the U.S. indoor leagues. He was the 1986 AISA Coach of the Year, 1991 MISL Coach of the Year and 1996 CISL Coach of the Year.
Playing career
Dawkins was born in Thorpe Bay, Essex and began his professional career with West Ham United when he was fifteen. In 1964, he entered West Ham's first team. but made only six league appearances before signing for Crystal Palace of Division Two in October 1967. He made his league debut in January 1968, in a home 1–0 defeat to Hull City but it was his only league appearance that season, although he made two as a substitute in the League Cup. In 1968–69, when Palace achieved promotion to the top tier for the first time, Dawkins made four appearances scoring once. In each of the subsequent two seasons he made ten appearances, scoring two goals in 1969–70.
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