about the tigers   about tiger roar   appearances   fixtures & results   table   women results   womens' players   u18 fixtures   dev xi fixtures   reserve fixtures   reserve archive   ben richards-e'ton   brandon smalley   conor thompson   dan ball   daniel leadbitter   dayle grubb   ed williams   harry emmett   harry pinchard   jadyn crosbie   jamie creed   jamie reckord   jared thompson   jaxson hundt   joe hanks   kev dawson   kieran phillips   luca robinson   mekhai bessasa-g   philip chovanec   riley mcgregor   spencer hamilton   theo giles   thomas blake   ty duffus   zack pinchard   mike cook   marc mcgregor   john brough   players 1986-24   players 1946-85   players 1925-43   afc totton   bracknell town   basingstoke town   chertsey town   dorchester town   frome town   gosport borough   hanwell town   havant & w'loov   hungerford town   marlow   merthyr town   plymouth p'way   poole town   sholing   swindon s'marine   taunton town   tiverton town   walton & hersham   wimborne town   winchester city   tigerimages   1920's results   1930's results   1940's results   1950's results   1960's results   1970's results   1980's results   1990's results   2000's results   2010's results   2020's results   birthdays   city history   county cup   fa cup   fa trophy   floods   georgian tour   horton road   joe & clifty   kit archive   league cup   league history   managers   old tr   opponents   overall records   panoramas   press cuttings   reserves   statistics   team photos   wtps   facebook   official website   league website   city wiki   city open forum   contact  Derek Dawkins - Defender / Midfielder D.O.B. - 29/11/1959 - Edmonton, London Debut : Yate Town (H) - 26/11/90 Last Game : Bromsgrove Rovers (A) - 04/05/91 Described by Brian Hughes as the best full back he'd ever played with Derek "The Dude" Dawkins signed for the club from Yeovil Town for £3000 in November 1990 but played mostly in central midfield. He made 22 appearances to the end of the 1990/91 season and eventually moved to right back for the FA Trophy win away at Merthyr Tydfil. Away from football Dawkins sold boats in Torquay where he lived and had played most of his career. He was part of the squad that travelled to Georgia in the summer of 1991. Apparently he was the first black man ever to visit the Georgian town of Achaltsiche and he was reportedly followed along the streets by curious men, women and children. They started at him intently, talked to him and tried to touch him! It's easy to forget that he was still around for the following season but he was kept out of action by a knee injury. What followed was worse though as he refused to cancel his contract and got the club in trouble with the FA because they couldn't afford the £17k needed to pay him off.   Clubs: Leicester City (3-0), Mansfield Town (73-0), AFC Bournemouth (8-0), Weymouth, Torquay United (175-7), Newport County, Yeovil Town, Gloucester City Appearances & Goals: Season Apps Subs Goals  1990/91    21      1      -    1991/92     -      -      -   Total   21      1      -   Page last updated : 20th January 2009 Tiger Roar is an unofficial, independant production. It has nothing to do with Gloucester City AFC 1980 Ltd or the Gloucester City Supporters Trust. All comments expressed on here (unless stated) are those of the author and not those of the football club. Most content on this site is copyright of the site owner and must not be reproduced without prior permission (unless waived by the author). Please do not use or remotely link to any of the images or videos on this site. Lots of statistical information is courtesy of the great work done by club historian Tim Clark. His book is The Complete Record of Gloucester City AFC 1883–2009. (566 pgs) Tiger Timbo Publications. ISBN 978-0-9557425-1-4. I would like to express thanks to everyone who has helped make this website possible through donations, images, video clips and statistical information. If you feel I have used your own copyrighted material and would like it removed, please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss it's removal because it makes Nathan Walker cry. Above all, enjoy the website and please come back for more!