Steve Dowman

Steve Dowman

Personal information
Date of birth	15 April 1958
Place of birth	Ilford, England
Playing position	Central defender
Youth career
–	Colchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1976–1980	Colchester United	154	(21)
1980–1983	Wrexham	87	(2)
1983–1985	Charlton Athletic	61	(5)
1985–1986	Newport County	9	(1)
1986–1987	Cambridge United	45	(3)
–	Brightlingsea United
Teams managed
–	Brightlingsea United (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Steve Dowman (born 15 April 1958 in Ilford) is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a central defender.

Career

Born in Manor Park, Dowman began his career at Colchester United, making 154 league appearances and scoring 21 goals. He then moved on to play for Wrexham, Charlton Athletic, Newport County and Cambridge United, before dropping into non-league football.^[1]

As a teenager, Dowman was considered an outstanding prospect and picked (along with his partner in central defense, Lindsay Smith) as part of the PFA 4th division team of the year. Particularly strong in the air, he scored so many goals moving forward for free kicks and corners that Colchester tried him as a center forward before deciding before letting him to revert to his natural position.

Honours

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year (1): 1976–77^[2]
• Colchester United Player of the Year (1): 1977^[3]

References

1. "Steve Dowman". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
2. "Individual Awards". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
3. "Colchester United Player of the Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

External links

• League stats at Neil Brown's site