Kevin Dawtry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Austin Dawtry | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Hythe, Hampshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 August 2025 (aged 67) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1979 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 1981–1984 | AFC Bournemouth | 63 | (11) |
| 1982 | → Reading (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Road-Sea Southampton | ||
| 1985–1986 | Salisbury City | ||
| 1986–1987 | Fareham Town | ||
| 1987–1988 | Gosport Borough | ||
| 1988–1990 | Salisbury City | ||
| 1990 | Blackfield & Langley | ||
| Total | 68 | (11) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kevin Austin Dawtry (15 June 1958 – 13 August 2025) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder. In the Football League, Dawtry played for Southampton, Crystal Palace, AFC Bournemouth and Reading.[1]
Career
[edit]After representing Southampton Schools, Dawtry turned professional with Southampton in June 1976, and made over a hundred appearances in their reserve team.[2] He only made one appearance in the first team, as a substitute at Nottingham Forest in 1979.[3] In 1980 he moved to Crystal Palace, but moved on to AFC Bournemouth the following spring without making a first team appearance. At the start of the 1981/82 season, he scored three goals in the first six games in the Fourth Division of the Football League, achieving promotion in that season.[4] Following a brief loan spell with Reading early in the 1982/83 season, he continued to play for AFC Bournemouth for the remainder of that season in the Third Division.[3]
In 1984 he moved into non-league football, playing for several clubs in the Southern League.[5][6]. He later coached and managed in the Wessex League, managing Totton and Eling between 2008 and 2013.[7]
Death
[edit]Dawtry died after a short battle with cancer on 13 August 2025, at the age of 67.[2][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kevin Dawtry". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Kevin Dawtry: An appreciation". Southampton FC. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- 1 2 Ponting, Ivan (2025). "Obituaries: Kevin Dawtry". Backpass. No. 95. p. 66.
- ↑ "Kevin Dawtry - an obituary". AFC Bournemouth. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ The official centenary history of the Southern League. Paper Plane Publishing Ltd. 1993. p. 145. ISBN 1871872081.
- ↑ Thear, David; Walker, Richard; Waterhouse, Peter; Wood, Peter (2007). The Whites - Salisbury City F.C. the first 60 years 1947-2007. Citywhite Publishing. p. 176. ISBN 9780955417009.
- 1 2 "Kevin Austin Dawtry". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Kevin Dawtry at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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