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

Steve Dowman

Personal information
Date of birth	(1958-04-15) 15 April 1958 (age 64)
Place of birth	Ilford, England
Position(s)	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
1991-1993	Wivenhoe Town F.C.	64	(5)
1994-1997	Wivenhoe Town F.C.	66	(6)
Teams managed
	Brightlingsea United (player-manager)
–	Wivenhoe Town F.C. (player-manager & later manager - 1994-1998)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 centre 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

External links

• Steve Dowman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database

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