Joe Carson
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Joe Carson is a former professional footballer who spent his entire playing career in the Scottish leagues, playing mostly as a central defender.
, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
, Joe was brought up in the town of Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire
. His younger brother, Tom Carson
, was also a footballer and Dumbarton manager.
Early life
Born in HelensburghHelensburgh
Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch....
, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, Joe was brought up in the town of Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. Bordering onto the west of the City of Glasgow, containing many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages as well as the city's suburbs, West Dunbartonshire also borders onto Argyll and Bute, Stirling, East...
. His younger brother, Tom Carson
Tom Carson (footballer)
Tom Carson is a former manager of Dumbarton, an association football club in the Scottish Third Division...
, was also a footballer and Dumbarton manager.