Carlisle United Born in
Workington, Cumbria, Dobie joined
Carlisle United as an apprentice in June 1995, turning professional on 10 May 1997. While at Carlisle, it was Dobie's goalbound header that was parried into the path of Carlisle goalkeeper
Jimmy Glass, who scored with the last kick of the final game of the
1998–99 season, preserving Carlisle's
Football League status and
relegating Scarborough. He scored five times in Albion's first Premiership season and his strike against
Tottenham Hotspur on 8 December 2002 was named 'Goal of the Week' by the
BBC Sport website, ==International career==