David Dowson
Dowson playing for Darlington 1883 in 2014
Personal information
Full name David Dowson[1]
Date of birth (1988-09-12) 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
0000–2007 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)

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.[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. 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.

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

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[16] Premier League 000000—00
2008–09[17] Premier League 000000—00
2009–10[18] Premier League 0000——00
Total 000000—00
Chesterfield (loan) 2007–08[16] League Two 123———123
Darlington (loan) 2009–10[18] League Two 10100101[lower-alpha 1]0121
Gateshead 2010–11[9] Conference Premier 00———00
York City 2010–11[9] 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.
  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. 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. 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.
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