 He has worked behind the scenes for Bristol Rovers, Coventry City, Port Vale, Aston Villa, Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), Gillingham, Stoke City, and Watford.Dobson began his career at Sheffield Wednesday, who finished the 1961–62 season in sixth place in the First Division under the stewardship of Vic Buckingham.He scored one goal in the 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, in a 5–2 home victory over Lyon; Wednesday went on to reach the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by Barcelona after a 2–0 defeat at Camp Nou.