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Revision as of 08:58, 18 October 2010
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Dobing | ||
| Position(s) | Inside Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955-1961 | Blackburn Rovers | 179 | (88) |
| 1961-1963 | Manchester City | 82 | (31) |
| 1963-1973 | Stoke City | 307 | (82) |
| Total | 568 | (201) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Dobing (born 1 December 1938 in Manchester) is an English former footballer, who played for Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City and Stoke City.
Dobing came from a sporting family; his father played rugby league for Salford. He started his career with Blackburn Rovers, making his debut aged 17.[1] In the 1957-58 season he scored 20 League goals as Blackburn gained promotion to the First Division,[2] including in four in one match against Bristol City.[3] The following season he scored 24 league goals, the highest figure of his career. In 1959-60 Dobing played a large part in Blackburn's FA Cup run which saw them reach the final, scoring five goals during the cup run.[2] However, Rovers were soundly beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final. In 1961 he moved to Manchester City for £37,500.[1]
Manchester City signed Dobing as a replacement for Denis Law, who had departed for Torino. He made his Manchester City debut in the opening match of the 1961-62 season, a 3-1 win against Leicester City. he started all but one of Manchester City's matches that season,[4] finishing the season as the club's top scorer with 22 goals. The following season was less successful, Dobing scored 10 goals in 50 appearances in a year which ended in relegation. In the close season Dobing was sold to newly-promoted Stoke City.
In Dobing's first season at Stoke the club reached the final of the League Cup, but were beaten 4-3 on aggregate by Leicester City. He spent more than a decade at Stoke, captaining the team which won the 1972 League Cup.[5] Dobing was known for his short temper on the pitch, which once resulted in him receiving a nine week suspension.[6] His playing career ended due to a broken leg sustained in 1973. He then worked in the Staffordshire pottery industry.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Dobing's long-running success". Nobok. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ a b "Where are they now?". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-05-28. [dead link]
- ^ "1955-1964: A Golden Era". Blackburn Rovers official website. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ James, Gary (2006). Manchester City - The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0. p391
- ^ "Peter Dobing". Stoke City official website. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Heads Go Up". BBC. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Where Are They Now?". Bob and 1970-71 Footballers. Retrieved 2007-05-28.