Kevin Dawtry

Kevin Austin Dawtry (15 June 1958 – 13 August 2025) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder. In the Football League, Dawtry played for Southampton, Crystal Palace, AFC Bournemouth and Reading.

Career After representing Southampton Schools, Dawtry turned professional with Southampton in June 1976, and made over a hundred appearances in their reserve team. In 1980 he moved to Crystal Palace, but moved on to AFC Bournemouth the following spring without making a first team appearance. At the start of the 1981/82 season, he scored three goals in the first six games in the Fourth Division of the Football League, achieving promotion in that season. Following a brief loan spell with Reading early in the 1982/83 season, he continued to play for AFC Bournemouth for the remainder of that season in the Third Division. . He later coached and managed in the Wessex League, managing Totton and Eling between 2008 and 2013.