Career
Dorsett was sometimes known as "the Brownhills Bomber" after his birthplace of Brownhills, West Midlands. Dorsett started his career with, making his debut in 1938. During World World War II, Dorsett served with the Royal Air Force and guested for Brentford, Grimsby Town, Liverpool, QPR and Southampton, for whom he made 16 appearances, scoring 23 goals.
In September 1946, he joined Aston Villa for £3,000.
His career almost came to an end in 1950 when he was involved in a car crash, but he recovered and played another three seasons before retiring from the game in 1953. He stayed at Aston Villa coaching the club"s youth team before joining Liverpool in 1957 as assistant trainer, a job he held until 1962.
He died in November 1999, a month before what would have been his 80th birthday.