John Dowie (footballer)

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John Dowie
Personal information
Full name John Dowie[1]
Date of birth (1955-12-12)12 December 1955
Place of birth Hamilton, Scotland
Date of death 22 January 2016(2016-01-22) (aged 60)
Place of death Hamilton, Scotland
Height 6 ft 12 in (1.84 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1977 Fulham 37 (2)
1977–1979 Celtic 14 (0)
1978Houston Hurricane (loan)[2] 21 (2)
1979–1981
Doncaster Rovers
21 (0)
1981–1982 Clyde 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Dowie (12 December 1955 – 22 January 2016[3]) was a football midfielder, who played in the Football League and Scottish Football League during the 1970s and 1980s.[4]

Dowie was at

1975 FA Cup Final, although he did not play in the game.[5]

In 1977, he left to join

Doncaster Rovers in April 1979.[5]

Dowie played a total of 25 senior games for Rovers, scoring 2 goals.[6] He next moved to play for Clyde, making his league debut in the 1981-82 season.[4] After Clyde he moved to Australia to play for the Doveton club.[4]

References

  1. ^ "John Dowie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. ^ "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players, Photos, and Statistics". Nasljerseys.com. 12 December 1955. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ "John Dowie: 1955-2016". Fulham FC. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "John Dowie". Football League Career Stats. Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  5. ^ a b c TheCelticWiki(Celtic) profile
  6. ^ DoncasterRovers.co.uk