David Dowson

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David Dowson
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Dowson playing for Darlington 1883 in 2014
Personal information
Full name David Dowson [1]
Date of birth (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 (age 35) [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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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.[ 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

As of match played 9 October 2010.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2007–08 [16] Premier League 000000—00
2008–09 [17] Premier League000000—00
2009–10 [18] Premier League0000——00
Total000000—00
Chesterfield (loan) 2007–08 [16] League Two 123———123
Darlington (loan) 2009–10 [18] League Two10100101 [lower-alpha 1] 0121
Gateshead 2010–11 [9] Conference Premier 00———00
York City 2010–11 [9] Conference Premier50———50
Career total274001010294

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