Tony Dawson (badminton)
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1952[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Aberdeen BC | |||||||||||||||||
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Anthony "Tony" J. Dawson (born c.1952) is a former international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Dawson played out of Aberdeen and won 10 Scotland caps between 1971-1978.[2]
Dawson represented the Scottish team[3] at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada,[4] where he competed in the badminton events.[5]
Dawson also played tennis at national level for Scotland and in 1975 began his legal career with James and George Collie.[6]
In 2019 he became the chairman of Aberdeen Sport and in 2025 celebrated 50 years with the law firm James and George Collie.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "First badminton cap for Tony Dawson". The Scotsman. 10 November 1976. p. 21. Retrieved 15 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "News". Badminton Scotland. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Burgess leaves it very late". The Scotsman. 12 June 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 15 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Badminton Notes". Motherwell Times. 14 July 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 15 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scotland Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- 1 2 "Tony Dawson: Golden year for a Granite Legend". Press and Journal. 30 December 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Anthony J. Dawson". James and George Collie. Retrieved 15 January 2026.