Garry McDowall

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Garry McDowall
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-03-06) 6 March 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Partick, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1983 Hamilton Academical 208 (23)
1983–1984 Footscray JUST 40 (3)
1985–1987 South Melbourne 65 (5)
1988 Brunswick Juventus 23 (1)
1989–1991 Heidelberg United 25 (1)
Total361(33)
International career
1986–1988 Australia 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Garry McDowall (born 6 March 1959) is a former soccer player. Born in Scotland, he played as a midfielder in the Scottish Football League for Hamilton Academical [2] before emigrating to Australia, playing in the National Soccer League (NSL) from 1983 until 1991 for Footscray JUST, South Melbourne, Brunswick Juventus and Heidelberg United. He played 25 times for Australia, including 16 times in full international matches. [3] [4]

Honours

Heidelberg United

Australia

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References

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