David Dowson

David Dowson
Dowson playing for Darlington 1883 in 2014
Personal information
Full name David Dowson
Date of birth (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 (age 38)
Place of birth Bishop Auckland, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position 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 as of 22:49, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

David Dowson (born 12 September 1988) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League North club Spennymoor Town.

Career

Born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, Dowson started his career with Sunderland's youth system, and signed a professional contract on 12 June 2007. He made his first-team debut while on loan at Chesterfield on 23 February 2008 against Brentford, also scoring a goal. 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. 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, but was released on 10 August 2010. 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. 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. Having made five appearances for York he was released by new manager Gary Mills on 22 October 2010.

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. On 13 June 2012, Dowson signed for Darlington, but on 25 June, his registration was changed to the new Darlington 1883 club following the liquidation of the original club. Having played irregularly for Darlington 1883 in 2015–16, Dowson joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Spennymoor Town on 10 February 2016.

Career statistics

As of match played 9 October 2010.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2007–08 Premier League 000000—00
2008–09 Premier League 000000—00
2009–10 Premier League 0000——00
Total 000000—00
Chesterfield (loan) 2007–08 League Two 123———123
Darlington (loan) 2009–10 League Two 101001010121
Gateshead 2010–11 Conference Premier 00———00
York City 2010–11 Conference Premier 50———50
Career total 274001010294

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ "Chesterfield vs Brentford". Chesterfield F.C. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2012.[dead link]
  3. ↑ "Chesterfield 4–1 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Tamworth 1 York City 3". Vital York. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. 1 2 3 "Games played by David Dowson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "York City release Jamie Hopcutt, Dean Lisles and David Dowson". The Press. York. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "The Evo-Stik League Results – October". Northern Premier League. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  13. ↑ Stoddart, Craig (13 June 2012). "Dowson's arrival makes it a dozen new signings". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Darlington 1883 replaces former club name after FA ruling". BBC Sport. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  15. ↑ Stoddart, Craig (11 February 2016). "Dowson leaves Darlington to join Spennymoor Town". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by David Dowson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  17. ↑ "Games played by David Dowson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by David Dowson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.