Isaac McDowell
{{short description|Scottish footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}
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| name = Isaac McDowell
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| fullname = Isaac McCandlish McDowell
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| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
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| position = Inside-right
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| years1 = | clubs1 = Dunoon Athletic | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = | clubs2 = Glasgow Perthshire| caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = | clubs3 = Airdrieonians | caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = | clubs4 = Dumbarton | caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5 = | clubs5 = King's Park | caps5 = | goals5 =
| years6 = 1938–1940| clubs6 = Cowdenbeath | caps6 = | goals6 =
| years7 = 1944–1946| clubs7 = Port Vale | caps7 = 0| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1946–1947| clubs8 = Cowdenbeath | caps8 = | goals8 =
| years9 = 1947–1948| clubs9 = Coleraine | caps9 = | goals9 =
| years10 = 1948–1951| clubs10= Linfield | caps10= | goals10=
| years11 = 1951–1953| clubs11= Ards | caps11= | goals11=
| years12 = | clubs12= Linfield | caps12= | goals12=
| manageryears1 = 1951–1953| managerclubs1 = Ards
| manageryears2 = 1960–1962| managerclubs2 = Linfield
| manageryears3 = 1962–1964| managerclubs3 = Glentoran
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Isaac McCandlish McDowell was a Scottish footballer and football manager who played as an inside-right for Dunoon Athletic, Glasgow Perthshire, Airdrieonians, Dumbarton, King's Park, Cowdenbeath, Port Vale, Coleraine, Linfield, and Ards. He later managed Ards, Linfield and Glentoran.
Playing career
McDowell played for Dunoon Athletic, Glasgow Perthshire, Airdrieonians, Dumbarton, King's Park, and Cowdenbeath, before he joined English club Port Vale – initially as a guest player during World War II – in October 1944.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=191|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} He made his debut in a 4–1 defeat to Leicester City at Filbert Street in a Football League North match on 21 October. He became a regular in the first team and scored eight goals in 36 wartime matches and three goals in four FA Cup games before he departed in January 1946 after being "directed to undertake essential work in Scotland".
Management career
McDowell managed Ards from 1951 to 1953.{{cite web|title=Irish League Footballing Greats: Ards FC|url=http://irishleaguegreats.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/ards-fc.html|website=irishleaguegreats.blogspot.co.uk|access-date=29 July 2016}} He managed Linfield from 1960 to 1962. He led the club to seven trophies in the 1961–62 season: the Irish League championship, Irish Cup, County Antrim Shield, Gold Cup, City Cup, Ulster Cup, and the North-South Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/winning.html|title=Beyond Trebles|date=15 January 2010|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=11 January 2013}}{{cite news|title=Linfield legend Dickson has died|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/7165703.stm|access-date=29 July 2016|work=BBC|date=31 December 2007}} They could have won an eighth trophy, but failed to win the Irish Intermediate Cup. They had finished level on points with Portadown in the league. Still, they beat Portadown 3–1 in a play-off match to claim the title.{{cite news|title=Northern Ireland – final League Tables 1890–1998|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilhist.html|access-date=29 July 2016|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}} Forward Bobby Braithwaite later recalled that "Isaac McDowell kept us focused on each game and I recall that it was only after Portadown drew with the Glens [Glentoran] to set up a play-off match for the title that we realised what we could possibly achieve".{{cite news|title=Lest we forget the legends|url=http://www.linfieldfc.com/pdfs/linfieldcondensedbooklet.pdf|access-date=29 July 2016|work=Linfield F.C.|date=8 April 2011}} They won the County Antrim Shield by beating Glentoran 5–0 in the final.{{cite news|title=Northern Ireland – List of County Antrim Shield Winners|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nilantrimshieldhist.html|access-date=29 July 2016|work=RSSSF}} McDowell went on to manage Glentoran from 1962 to 1964.{{cite web|title=Managers {{!}} Glentoran FC|url=http://www.glentoran.com/managers|website=www.glentoran.com|access-date=29 July 2016}} In December 2006, the Belfast Telegraph reported that he died in South Africa "a few years ago".{{cite news|last1=Brodie|first1=Malcolm|title=Down Memory Lane: The day local football was shamed – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/northern-ireland/down-memory-lane-the-day-local-football-was-shamed-28117827.html|access-date=29 July 2016|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=20 December 2006}}
Career statistics
Honours
- Irish League: 1961–62
- Irish Cup: 1961–62
- County Antrim Shield: 1961–62
- Gold Cup: 1961–62
- City Cup: 1961–62
- Ulster Cup: 1961–62
- North-South Cup: 1961–62
References
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{{Linfield F.C. managers}}
{{Glentoran F.C. managers}}
{{Cowdenbeath F.C. Hall of Fame}}
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Category:Footballers from Glasgow
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football inside forwards
Category:Glasgow Perthshire F.C. players
Category:Airdrieonians F.C. players
Category:Dumbarton F.C. players
Category:King's Park F.C. players
Category:Cowdenbeath F.C. players
Category:Port Vale F.C. wartime guest players
Category:Port Vale F.C. players
Category:Coleraine F.C. players
Category:Linfield F.C. players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players
Category:Scottish football managers
Category:Linfield F.C. managers
Category:Glentoran F.C. managers
Category:NIFL Premiership players