Maurice Dando (July 1905 in

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

, England – 1949) was an English

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Career

Dando played for

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. Nicknamed the "R ...

before joining

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...

in 1928, initially as an amateur. He joined

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

in the summer of 1933, where he scored twice on his debut against

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

on 30 August 1933. He finished the 1933–34 season with 25 goals in 41 league appearances. The following season he scored 21 league goals. During these two seasons, he scored three

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s. He scored a total of 46 goals in 86 league and cup appearances for York. Dando joined Chesterfield in June 1935 and scored 27 goals as the club won the

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in the 1935–36. He moved to Crewe Alexandra two years later, in a deal which also saw Bert Swindells join Chesterfield from Crewe. Dando died in 1949 at the age of 44 after being troubled by ill health.

References

1905 births Footballers from Bristol 1949 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Bath City F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players York City F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1900s-stub