John Dowie (footballer)

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = John Dowie

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = John Dowie{{Hugman|5386|accessdate=7 March 2017}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|12|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hamilton, Scotland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|1|22|1955|12|12|df=y}}

| death_place = Hamilton, Scotland

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Rangers

| years1 = 1973–1977

| years2 = 1977–1979

| years3 = 1978

| years4 = 1979–1981

| years5 = 1981–1982

| clubs1 = Fulham

| clubs2 = Celtic

| clubs3 = → Houston Hurricane (loan){{cite web|url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/D/Dowie.John.htm |title=NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players, Photos, and Statistics |publisher=Nasljerseys.com |date=1955-12-12 |accessdate=2016-01-25}}

| clubs4 = Doncaster Rovers

| clubs5 = Clyde

| caps1 = 37

| caps2 = 14

| caps3 = 21

| caps4 = 21

| caps5 = 9

| goals1 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

}}

John Dowie (12 December 1955 – 22 January 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2016/january/22/john-dowie-1955-2016 |title=John Dowie: 1955-2016 |publisher=Fulham FC |date= 22 January 2016 |accessdate= 15 October 2017}}) was a football midfielder, who played in the Football League and Scottish Football League during the 1970s and 1980s.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/johndowie.html|title= John Dowie|publisher=Neil Brown|accessdate=5 February 2014|work=Football League Career Stats}}

Dowie was at Rangers as a schoolboy but did not make the grade there and moved to Fulham in 1973, being at the club when they reached the 1975 FA Cup Final, although he did not play in the game.[http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Dowie,+John TheCelticWiki(Celtic) profile]

In 1977, he left to join Celtic, making his debut for them on 10 September 1977 against Rangers. He also appeared for the Bhoys against Rangers in the 1978 Scottish League Cup Final. He did not make an appearance for the club in 1978-79 and left to join Doncaster Rovers in April 1979.

Dowie played a total of 25 senior games for Rovers, scoring 2 goals.[http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/players/DtoF/Dowie,John.htm DoncasterRovers.co.uk] He next moved to play for Clyde, making his league debut in the 1981-82 season. After Clyde he moved to Australia to play for the Doveton club.