Stephen Dawson

Stephen John Dawson (born 4 December 1985) is an Irish professional footballer who is who plays for Radcliffe. He primarily plays as a central midfielder, although he has also been deployed in defensive midfield. He is noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of play. At international level, Dawson represented the Republic of Ireland national football team at Under-21 level on two occasions.

Dawson began his career with Leicester City and then moved to Mansfield Town in 2005. He appeared in 114 official games for Mansfield. He later played for played for Bury, Leyton Orient, Barnsley, Rochdale and Scunthorpe United before returning to Bury in May 2017. He has been dogged by injuries since then and has so far made only a handful of appearances in 2018–19. He signed for Hereford in 2019.