Career
In 2011, Dawson was inducted into Rangers" Hall of Fame. Dawson was signed as a sixteen-year-old in 1975 by manager Jock Wallace and made his debut in a pre-season tour in Canada. He was a full back who could play on either side of the pitch.
He never went on to fulfill his potential, partly because of a serious injury sustained during another club tour of Canada, when he fractured his skull.
He recovered, and became a centre back. He made a total of 316 appearances for Rangers, scoring 8 goals.
He was capped five times by Scotland, all while at Rangers. After 12 years at the club, Dawson left Rangers for Blackburn Rovers in 1987 for £25,000.
He signed for Limerick F.C. in 1990 and returned to Scotland later that season with Airdrie, before becoming Player/Manager of Maltese league club Luxol Saint Andrews.
As manager.