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Garry Dulson

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Garry Dulson
Personal information
Full name Garry Dulson[1]
Date of birth (1953-12-21) 21 December 1953 (age 70)[1]
Place of birth Nottingham, England[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1978 Port Vale 110 (3)
1978–1980 Crewe Alexandra 38 (0)
Northwich Victoria
Stafford Rangers
1981–1982 Boston United 29 (0)
Eastwood
Total 177+ (3+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Garry Dulson (born 21 December 1953) is an English former footballer. He played 148 league games in a six-year career in the Football League.

A defender, he began his career with Nottingham Forest. He did not play a first-team game for Forest and was sold on to Port Vale in November 1974 for a £5,000 fee. He spent four years with the Vale before he was moved on to Crewe Alexandra in December 1978. He transferred to non-League side Northwich Victoria in 1980 and later played for Stafford Rangers, Boston United, and Eastwood.

Career

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Port Vale

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Dulson started his career at Nottingham Forest before joining Third Division club Port Vale on loan in October 1974 and signing permanently for £5,000 the next month.[1] He fared poorly in the FA Cup, scoring an own goal in a 2–2 draw with Lincoln City at Vale Park, before getting sent off in the replay at Sincil Bank after punching Dick Krzywicki.[1] He ended the 1974–75 season with 34 appearances to his name.[1] Dulson scored his first senior goal on 13 September 1975, in a 3–3 draw with Southend United at Roots Hall; he got his second in a 2–1 win over Rotherham United at Millmoor on 6 March 1976.[1] He played a total of 34 games in 1975–76.[1] He lost his first-team place to John Ridley at the start of the 1976–77 season, but after John Ridley picked up an injury Dulson managed to establish himself as David Harris's centre-back partner and picked up the club's Sportsman of the Year trophy, whilst Harris was named as overall Player of the Year.[3] Dulson bagged his third and final career goal in a 1–1 home draw with Tranmere Rovers on 16 April 1977, and ended the 1976–77 campaign with 29 appearances to his name.[1] He played 22 games in 1977–78, but manager Roy Sproson was replaced by Bobby Smith in October 1977, and Dulson fell out of the first-team picture.[1]

Crewe Alexandra and later career

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He was loaned out to Crewe Alexandra in November 1978, before joining Warwick Rimmer's side permanently the next month.[1] The "Railwaymen" finished bottom of the Fourth Division in 1978–79, and second-from-bottom in 1979–80 under the stewardship of Tony Waddington.[1] Dulson moved into non-League football with Alliance Premier League side Northwich Victoria; he later played for Stafford Rangers, Boston United and Eastwood.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[4][5]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1974–75 Third Division 32 0 2 0 0 0 35 0
1975–76 Third Division 30 2 1 0 3 0 34 2
1976–77 Third Division 28 1 0 0 1 0 29 1
1977–78 Third Division 20 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
Total 110 3 5 0 4 0 119 3
Crewe Alexandra 1978–79 Fourth Division 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
1979–80 Fourth Division 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 38 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
Boston United 1981–82 Alliance Premier League 29 0 4 0 7 0 40 0
Career total 177 3 9 0 11 0 197 3

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 89. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Rollin, Jack (1980). Rothmans football yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 146. ISBN 0362020175. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ Harper, Chris. Sentinel Football Annual 1977-78. Stoke-on-Trent: The Sentinel. p. 21.
  4. ^ Garry Dulson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ^ "Statistics Season 1981/82". www.bufc.drfox.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2023.