David Dowson (born 12 September 1988) is an English semi-professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Spennymoor Town.

Career

Born in

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, Dowson started his career with

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, and signed a professional contract on 12 June 2007. He made his first-team debut while on

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at Chesterfield on 23 February 2008 against

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, also scoring a goal. 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

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on 5 April 2008. Dowson spent most of 2009–10 on loan at

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, scoring one goal in 12 appearances. Dowson signed for

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club

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on 18 July 2010 on non-contract terms, but was released on 10 August 2010. He had a

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with Conference Premier team

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in September 2010 and played in a 1–1 draw against former club Chesterfield in the

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. 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

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victory over Tamworth. Having made five appearances for York he was released by new

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Gary Mills on 22 October 2010. Dowson signed for

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side Durham City and scored on his debut against Leigh Genesis in a 3–1 win. On 13 June 2012, Dowson signed for

, but on 25 June, his registration was changed to the new

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club following the liquidation of the original club. Having played irregularly for Darlington 1883 in 2015–16, Dowson joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Spennymoor Town on 10 February 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dowson, David 1988 births Living people Footballers from Bishop Auckland English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Sunderland A.F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players York City F.C. players Durham City A.F.C. players Spennymoor Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Football League players Northern Premier League players 21st-century English sportsmen