He also played in the Football League for Northampton Town and Colchester United before finishing his career with non-league sides Canvey Island and Grays Athletic.
Dozzell holds the record for being the youngest goalscorer in England's top division after scoring for Ipswich Town against Coventry City in a First Division match on 4 February 1984 at the age of 16 years and 57 days[3] (the youngest goalscorer since the formation of the Premier League is Everton's James Vaughan, aged 16 years 270 days).
[9] Selected for the senior squad by manager Bobby Ferguson, Dozzell made his debut for Ipswich Town in February 1984, coming on as a substitute against Coventry City.
[12][13] In the 1988–89 season, Dozzell finished as the club's joint top-scorer (with John Wark and Dalian Atkinson), scoring 13 goals from 37 appearances.
[11] In August 1993, Dozzell was sold to Tottenham Hotspur for £1.9 million;[15] in his first season, he made 36 appearances and scored ten goals across all competitions.
This was followed by a move to newly promoted Colchester United, initially on a monthly contract, where Dozzell made more than 100 appearances and scored 11 goals over three seasons.
[18] However, he continued playing with non-league clubs; a brief spell with Canvey Island reunited him with former Colchester and Ipswich player Neil Gregory.
He has supported local charities, including acting as a patron for "Operation Santa Claus", run in conjunction with radio station SGR-FM.