Jason Dozzell
Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell (born 9 December 1967) is an English football manager and former professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Langham Lions | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1993 | Ipswich Town | 340 | (53) |
| 1993–1997 | Tottenham Hotspur | 89 | (14) |
| 1997 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Northampton Town | 22 | (4) |
| 1998–2002 | Colchester United | 91 | (9) |
| 2002 | Canvey Island | 4 | (0) |
| 2002 | Grays Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 550 | (80) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1989 | England U21 | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Ipswich Wanderers | ||
| 2006–2007 | Leiston | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Ipswich Town and Tottenham Hotspur. He also played in the Football League for Northampton Town and Colchester United before finishing his career with non-league sides Canvey Island and Grays Athletic. He was capped nine times at England U21 level. Dozzell holds the record for being the youngest goalscorer in England's top division after scoring for Ipswich Town against Coventry City in a First Division match on 4 February 1984 at the age of 16 years and 57 days (the youngest goalscorer since the formation of the Premier League is Everton's James Vaughan, aged 16 years 270 days). His son Andre also scored on his Ipswich debut aged 16.
Following retirement, he went on to manage several non-League football clubs, both in the Eastern Counties Football League — Ipswich Wanderers and Leiston.