Don Dearson
137 Appearances
Personal Information
Full Name Donald John Dearson
Date of Birth 13 May 1914
Place of Birth Ynys-y-bwl, Wales
Nationality Welsh
Height 6'00"
Career / Information
Position Inside Forward
Signed From Barry Town - April 1934
Previous Clubs Barry Town
Blues Debut 15-12-34 - Huddersfield Town (H)
Sold To : Coventry City - February 1947
Also Played For : Coventry City, Walsall
International Caps Welsh Amateur, Welsh Full
Playing Career
Club Appearances Goals Goals per game
Blues 137 17 0.12
Other Clubs (Lge Only) 135 23 0.17
Blues Career
Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
1934/35 40 00 00 00 40
1935/36 61 00 00 00 61
1936/37 223 00 00 00 223
1937/38 359 10 00 00 369
1938/39 393 30 00 00 423
1946/47 251 20 00 00 271
Total 13117 60 00 00 13717
Comments
Don was the son of a Welsh miner, and his first sport was Rugby Union. He earned a Welsh Amateur cap with Barry Town, and eventually signed for Blues in 1934, choosing Birmingham ahead of Wolves and Huddersfield, as he considered the Birmingham area gave him a better chance of finishing his electrical engineering apprenticeship ! Don died in 1990.
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