Jason Dozzell

Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell (born 9 December 1967) is an English football manager and former professional footballer.

Jason Dozzell
Personal information
Full name Jason Irvin Winans Dozzell
Date of birth (1967-12-09) 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)
1997Ipswich 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 LeagueIpswich Wanderers and Leiston.

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