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Joe Dorsett
Personal information
Full name Joseph Arthur Harold Dorsett[1]
Date of birth (1888-04-11)11 April 1888
Place of birth Brownhills, England
Date of death 15 March 1951(1951-03-15) (aged 62)[2]
Place of death Eccles, England
Position(s) Outside forward, centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1904 Brownhills Albion
1904–1910 West Bromwich Albion 18 (3)
1910–1920 Manchester City 132 (17)
1920 Colne
1920–1921 Southend United 34 (3)
1921–1923 Millwall 55 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Arthur Harold Dorsett (11 April 1888 – 15 March 1951) was an English professional footballer who made over 130 appearances in the Football League for Manchester City as a forward.[1] He also played league football for Millwall, Southend United and West Bromwich Albion.[1]

Personal life

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Dorsett was the brother of George Dorsett and the uncle of Dicky Dorsett and Ted Sagar.[2] He served as a driver in the Royal Engineers during the First World War.[2][3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Bromwich Albion 1908–09[2] Second Division 5 1 0 0 5 1
1909–10[2] 13 2 0 0 13 2
Total 18 3 0 0 18 3
Manchester City 1910–11[2][4] First Division 26 3 1 0 27 3
1911–12[2] 33 7 2 0 35 7
1912–13[2] 30 4 0 0 30 4
1913–14[2] 17 1 0 0 17 1
1914–15[2] 18 2 3 0 21 2
1919–20[2] 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 132 17 6 0 138 17
Southend United 1920–21[2] Third Division South 34 3 3 2 37 5
Millwall 1921–22[2] Third Division South 35 0 4 1 39 1
1922–23[2] 20 0 2 0 22 0
Total 55 0 6 1 61 1
Career total 239 23 15 3 254 26

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 84. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Joe Dorsett – Manchester City, Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Joseph Arthur Harold Dorsett | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  4. ^ Many sources identify City were promoted for the 1910-11 season including Dr. G. James book 'Manchester City - The Complete Record' and the websites 'BlueMoon, 'StatCity' and 'English Football League Tables'