David Dowson (born 12 September 1988) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League North club Spennymoor Town.
 Dowson playing for Darlington 1883 in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Dowson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spennymoor Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Darlington (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2010 | Gateshead | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | York City | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Durham City | ||
| 2012–2016 | Darlington 1883 | ||
| 2016– | Spennymoor Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:49, 17 April 2016 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, Dowson started his career with Sunderland's youth system, and signed a professional contract on 12 June 2007.[1] He made his first-team debut while on loan at Chesterfield on 23 February 2008 against Brentford, also scoring a goal.[2] His loan, initially for one month, was later extended to the rest of the season.[citation needed] After his debut, he went a spree of several games without scoring a goal until he netted two goals in a 4–1 victory over Shrewsbury Town on 5 April 2008.[3] Dowson spent most of 2009–10 on loan at Darlington, scoring one goal in 12 appearances.[citation needed]
Dowson signed for Conference Premier club Gateshead on 18 July 2010 on non-contract terms,[4] but was released on 10 August 2010.[5] He had a trial with Conference Premier team York City in September 2010 and played in a 1–1 draw against former club Chesterfield in the reserve team.[6] He signed for the club on a short-term contract on 25 September 2010 and made his debut later that day as an 85th-minute substitute in a 3–1 away victory over Tamworth.[7][8] Having made five appearances for York[9] he was released by new manager Gary Mills on 22 October 2010.[10]
Dowson signed for Northern Premier League Division One North side Durham City and scored on his debut against Leigh Genesis in a 3–1 win.[11][12] On 13 June 2012, Dowson signed for Darlington,[13] but on 25 June, his registration was changed to the new Darlington 1883 club following the liquidation of the original club.[14] Having played irregularly for Darlington 1883 in 2015–16, Dowson joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Spennymoor Town on 10 February 2016.[15]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 9 October 2010.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2007–08[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008–09[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2007–08[16] | League Two | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| Darlington (loan) | 2009–10[18] | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Gateshead | 2010–11[9] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| York City | 2010–11[9] | Conference Premier | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
References edit
- ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "Chesterfield vs Brentford". Chesterfield F.C. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Chesterfield 4–1 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Former Black Cats put pen to paper". Gateshead F.C. 18 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ Bowron, Jeff (10 August 2010). "Dowson released / Clark new captain". Gateshead F.C. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ Flett, Dave (8 September 2010). "York City manager Martin Foyle puts trio of trialists under Bootham Crescent spotlight". The Press. York. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Tamworth 1 York City 3". Vital York. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ Flett, Dave (27 September 2010). "York City stand-in manager Andy Porter sets stall out for permanent job". The Press. York. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "Games played by David Dowson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "York City release Jamie Hopcutt, Dean Lisles and David Dowson". The Press. York. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Brown, Steve (30 October 2010). "Evo-Stik First Division North". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "The Evo-Stik League Results – October". Northern Premier League. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ Stoddart, Craig (13 June 2012). "Dowson's arrival makes it a dozen new signings". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Darlington 1883 replaces former club name after FA ruling". BBC Sport. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Stoddart, Craig (11 February 2016). "Dowson leaves Darlington to join Spennymoor Town". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by David Dowson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Games played by David Dowson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Games played by David Dowson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
External links edit
- David Dowson at Soccerbase
