Murray McDowell

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Murray McDowell
Personal information
Full name Murray McDowell
Date of birth (1978-02-17) 17 February 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
North Muirton
Scone Thistle
Carnoustie Panmure [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2001 Cowdenbeath [1] 60 (23)
2001 Partick Thistle [2] 4 (0)
2001 → Queen of the South (loan) [2] 2 (0)
2001 Clyde [3] 4 (0)
2001–2002 Berwick Rangers [4] 16 (7)
2002–2003 Arbroath [5] 19 (4)
2003 Berwick Rangers [4] 15 (0)
2003–2004 Stenhousemuir [6] 2 (0)
2004–2006 Carnoustie Panmure
2006–2007 Bathgate Thistle
2007 Tayport
2007–2008 Kelty Hearts
2008–2009 Linlithgow Rose
2009–2010 Jeanfield Swifts
2010–2012 Oakley United
2012–2013 Ballingry Rovers
2013 Luncarty
2014 Kinnoull
2014–2015 Kelty Hearts
2015 Tayport
2017 Fossoway AFC
Managerial career
2009–2010 Jeanfield Swifts
2013 Luncarty
2014 Kinnoull
2016 Camelon Juniors
2017–2020 Kelty Hearts (fitness coach)
2020–2022 Dundee (fitness coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Murray McDowell (born 17 February 1978) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played in the Scottish Football League First Division for Partick Thistle and Clyde.

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Career

A striker, McDowell started his professional career at Cowdenbeath. He had an impressive time at Cowdenbeath and received offers from Hearts, Southend United and Brentford. [7] McDowell eventually joined Partick Thistle in August 2001. [8] Despite scoring on his debut for the Jags, he failed to make a breakthrough at the club. [9] [10]

After leaving Thistle, McDowell had brief spells at Queen of the South, Clyde, Arbroath [10] and Stenhousemuir.

McDowell moved into junior football with Carnoustie Panmure in 2004 and went on to play for numerous clubs at this level including Linlithgow Rose, Tayport and Kelty Hearts. [11] He moved into his first management role at Jeanfield Swifts in 2009 and later had spells in charge at Luncarty and Kinnoull. [12]

McDowell is a certified personal fitness trainer, working for Good Health in Dundee. [13]

McDowell was appointed manager of East Superleague side Camelon Juniors in June 2016 but left the post three months later. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cowdenbeath
  2. 1 2 Partick Thistle
  3. ↑ Clyde
  4. 1 2 Berwick Rangers
  5. ↑ Arbroath
  6. ↑ Stenhousemuir
  7. ↑ "Hearts lead chase for McDowell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "McDowell on the move". BBC News. 14 August 2001. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Raith Rovers 3-5 Partick Thistle". BBC News. 14 August 2001. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  10. 1 2 "McDowell moves to Arbroath". BBC News. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Arniston players told to prove they can cut it against the big boys". The Scotsman . 21 November 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
    - "Carnoustie come calling". Linlithgow Gazette. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Jeanfield Swifts will have new manager for Oakley clash". Daily Record . 30 October 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
    - "Swifts hit three away from home". Daily Record. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "So why routine?". lifechangingchoices.com. LCC. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Bell and Ure to leave as McDowell arrives at Carmuirs". Falkirk Herald. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
    - "The club have parted company with manager Murray McDowell". Camelon Juniors Football Team. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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