Paul Dobson RIP

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 41274

Shocked to learn he’s died, still a lad in my memory. RIP

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 13411

R I P, Paul.

Stocksfield_Poolie · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2026 11:02 am

What a shame indeed, great lad. RIP

Scored the goal to keep Torquay in the league in injury time, the match in which a police dog had bitten a player taking a throw in which caused the match to be delayed.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 23481

bloody hell. i,m old enough to be his dad. makes you think when we moan at times.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 11330

RIP Dobber.

Thats a shock.
I used to play football with him on Clavering Field when we were kids.
He was a level above the rest if us and a great lad.

Will be sadly missed.

bobby lemonade · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2026 12:36 pm

I remember him scoring a wonderful goal against Swindon in the 85/86 season. He got the ball in our own half, pretty much went past half the Swindon team before slotting it past their keeper in the town end. It was a thing of beauty.
Funny how things like that stay fresh in the memory bit I can't remember what I did last week.

Jules · **Joined:** Wed Apr 02, 2025 8:20 am **Posts:** 171

Rip Supersub x

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 6314

RIP Dobber.

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2026 3:27 pm

63 that's no age, happy memories, RIP Dobba.

Stocksfield_Poolie · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2026 4:53 pm

Found these notes in a 1982/83 Pools diary about Paul:

Essex poolie · **Joined:** Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:42 pm **Posts:** 1098

Far too young RIP

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2026 7:58 am

https://torquayunited.com/tufc-mourns-t ... ul-dobson/

Nice article by Torquay United.

loan_star · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2026 12:30 pm

Played for us briefly, didn’t work out for him unfortunately. Always sad when ex players pass no matter what their contribution was.

Stocksfield_Poolie · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2026 12:36 pm

He scored 8 goals in 31 appearance first time round 81-82, then when he returned a year later scored 24 goals in 80 appearances 83-86.
I wouldn't call that brief.

Rupert Ritzik · **Joined:** Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:38 am **Posts:** 186

loan_star wrote:

Played for us briefly, didn’t work out for him unfortunately. Always sad when ex players pass no matter what their contribution was.

Loan Star -" Played for us briefly." Was that at Darlo where he made 14 appearances in 1992-1993 scoring 2 goals ? As said earlier, a great tribute from Torquay.

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2026 5:12 pm

Paul peaked at Torquay where he scored 38 goals in 77 games, that's a goal every other game which is good by anyone's standards.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22981

My favourite player ever in terms of effort. Maybe limited at league level but no lack of trying. RIP Dobbo.

loan_star · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2026 7:20 am

Rupert Ritzik wrote:

loan_star wrote:

Played for us briefly, didn’t work out for him unfortunately. Always sad when ex players pass no matter what their contribution was.

Loan Star -" Played for us briefly." Was that at Darlo where he made 14 appearances in 1992-1993 scoring 2 goals ? As said earlier, a great tribute from Torquay.

Yes he played for us briefly back then.

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