Louie Donowa

Louie Donowa
Personal information
Full name	Brian Louie Donowa
Date of birth	24 September 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth	Ipswich, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1982	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1986	Norwich City
1985	→ Stoke City (loan)
1986–1989	Deportivo La Coruña
1989	Willem II
1989–1990	Ipswich Town
1990–1991	Bristol City
1991–1997	Birmingham City
1993	→ Burnley (loan)
1993	→ Crystal Palace (loan)
1994	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)
1996	→ Walsall (loan)
1996–1997	→ Peterborough United (loan)
1997	Peterborough United
1997	Walsall
1997–1998	Ayr United
1998	Inter Turku
1999–2000	Boston United
2000	Tamworth
International career
1985	England U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated April 30, 2024

Brian Louie Donowa (born 24 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.^[1] He made nearly 400 appearances for a variety of clubs in the Football League and also played in several other European countries.

Playing career

Born in Ipswich, Suffolk, Donowa began his career with Norwich City. He was a member of the Norwich youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1983 and the side that won the League Cup in 1985. He was capped by England under-21s during his time at Carrow Road. In 1985–86 Donowa spent time out on loan at Stoke City where he played five times scoring once which came in a 3–2 win away at Millwall.^[1] In March 1986 he signed for Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña for a fee of £50,000. After four years at the Estadio Riazor he played for a short time at Dutch side Willem II.

In 1989, he returned to England and played for Ipswich Town, Bristol City, Birmingham City, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall and Peterborough United. He then played in Scotland for Ayr United and Finland with Inter Turku.

Career statistics

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Norwich City	1982–83	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	3	0
	1983–84	First Division	25	4	1	0	6	0	0	0	32	4
	1984–85	First Division	34	7	2	1	8	3	0	0	44	11
	1985–86	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		62	11	3	1	15	3	1	0	81	15
Stoke City (loan)	1985–86	Second Division	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Deportivo La Coruña	1985–86	Segunda División	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
	1986–87	Segunda División	36	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	9
	1987–88	Segunda División	31	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	9
	1988–89	Segunda División	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		87	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	87	20
Willem II	1988–89	Eredivisie	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	4
Ipswich Town	1989–90	Second Division	23	1	2	0	2	0	3^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	30	2
Bristol City	1990–91	Second Division	24	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	3
Birmingham City	1991–92	Third Division	26	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	32	2
	1992–93	First Division	21	2	0	0	2	0	4^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	27	2
	1993–94	First Division	21	5	1	0	4	0	1^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	27	5
	1994–95	Second Division	31	9	5	0	3	0	6^{[lower-alpha 4]}	1	45	10
	1995–96	First Division	13	0	1	0	8	0	2^{[lower-alpha 3]}	1	24	1
	1996–97	First Division	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		116	18	8	0	23	0	13	2	160	20
Burnley (loan)	1992–93	Second Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	2^{[lower-alpha 4]}	0	6	0
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	1993–94	Third Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Walsall (loan)	1996–97	Second Division	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Peterborough United	1996–97	Second Division	22	1	0	0	0	0	5^{[lower-alpha 4]}	0	27	1
Walsall	1997–98	Second Division	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			371	60	15	2	41	3	24	3	451	68

↑ Appearances in Football League Group Cup
↑ Appearances in Full Members' Cup
1 2 3 Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
1 2 3 Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Norwich City

FA Youth Cup: 1983
Football League Cup: 1984–85

Birmingham City

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References

1 2 3 4 5 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
↑ Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-00-218737-4.
↑ Louie Donowa at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
↑ Haylett, Trevor (24 April 1995). "Fry's delight as Carlisle succumb to sudden death". The Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7

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[FLGC-4] Appearances in Football League Group Cup

[FMC-5] Appearances in Full Members' Cup

[AIC-6] 1 2 3 Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup

[FLT-7] 1 2 3 Appearances in Football League Trophy

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[NotW9697-2] Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-00-218737-4.

[3] Louie Donowa at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[8] Haylett, Trevor (24 April 1995). "Fry's delight as Carlisle succumb to sudden death". The Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

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Personal information
Full name	Brian Louie Donowa^[1]
Date of birth	(1964-09-24) 24 September 1964 (age 59)^[1]
Place of birth	Ipswich, England^[1]
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1982	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1986	Norwich City	62	(11)
1985	→ Stoke City (loan)	4	(1)
1986–1989	Deportivo La Coruña	85	(20)
1989	Willem II	13	(4)
1989–1990	Ipswich Town	23	(1)
1990–1991	Bristol City	24	(3)
1991–1997	Birmingham City	116	(18)
1993	→ Burnley (loan)	4	(0)
1993	→ Crystal Palace (loan)	0	(0)
1994	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	4	(0)
1996	→ Walsall (loan)	6	(1)
1996–1997	→ Peterborough United (loan)	6	(1)
1997	Peterborough United	17	(0)
1997	Walsall	6	(0)
1997–1998	Ayr United	9	(0)
1998	Inter Turku	4	(1)
1999–2000	Boston United	1	(0)
2000	Tamworth
International career
1985	England U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals