| David Dowson | |
| Fullname: | David Dowson[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Bishop Auckland, England |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Spennymoor Town |
| Youthyears1: | –2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sunderland |
| Years1: | 2007–2010 |
| Years2: | 2008 |
| Years3: | 2009 |
| Years4: | 2010 |
| Years5: | 2010 |
| Years6: | 2010–2012 |
| Years7: | 2012–2016 |
| Years8: | 2016– |
| Clubs1: | Sunderland |
| Clubs2: | → Chesterfield (loan) |
| Clubs3: | → Darlington (loan) |
| Clubs4: | Gateshead |
| Clubs5: | York City |
| Clubs6: | Durham City |
| Clubs7: | Darlington 1883 |
| Clubs8: | Spennymoor Town |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 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.
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. 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.
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 he was released by new manager Gary Mills on 22 October 2010.[9]
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.[10] [11] On 13 June 2012, Dowson signed for Darlington,[12] but on 25 June, his registration was changed to the new Darlington 1883 club following the liquidation of the original club.[13] Having played irregularly for Darlington 1883 in 2015–16, Dowson joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Spennymoor Town on 10 February 2016.[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sunderland | 2007–08 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2007–08 | League Two | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
| Darlington (loan) | 2009–10 | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[15] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Gateshead | 2010–11 | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| York City | 2010–11 | Conference Premier | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |||