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Jack Dowsey
Dowsey at Nuneaton Town in 1934–35
Personal information
Full name John Dowsey
Date of birth (1905-05-01)1 May 1905
Place of birth Willington, County Durham, England
Date of death 27 October 1942(1942-10-27) (aged 37)
Place of death Costock, England
Height 5 ft 8+12 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s) Wing-half, inside-forward
Youth career
Hunwick Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1924–1926 Newcastle United 3 (0)
1926–1927 West Ham United 1 (0)
1927 Carlisle United
1927–1929 Sunderland 11 (1)
1929–1931 Notts County 98 (4)
1931–1934 Northampton Town 86 (5)
1934–193? Nuneaton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Dowsey (1 May 1905 – 27 October 1942) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing-half or inside-forward in the Football League for Newcastle United, West Ham United, Carlisle United, Sunderland, Notts County and Northampton Town.[2][3]

Dowsey started his career with Hunwick Villa, moving to Newcastle United in June 1924. He featured regularly for the reserve team, scoring 54 goals in the North Eastern League during his two seasons at the club. He made his first of three first-team appearances for the Geordies on 14 November 1925 in a 3–1 home victory over Tottenham Hotspur.[3][4]

He made the move to West Ham United in May 1926. His sole First Division appearance for the club came on 6 September 1926, where he played at inside-right in 1–0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday.[5]

Dowsey joined Carlisle United in August 1927, then joined Sunderland in 1928.[3] He moved to Notts County the following year and captained the team. He then joined Nuneaton Town in 1934 and played regularly in the Birmingham & District League as a centre-half.[6]

In 1942, Dowsey hanged himself at his home in Costock, Nottinghamshire. A coroner ruled a verdict of "suicide while the balance of his mind was disturbed."[7]

References

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  1. ^ Novocastrian (25 August 1924). "Ready for action: few changes in the First Division of the League. Newcastle United". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b c Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  4. ^ "Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur, 14 November 1925". 11v11.com. Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham United, 06 September 1926". 11v11.com. Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  6. ^ Nuneaton Town 1919-1937 Part 2 (PDF). Nuneaton Town Supporters Co-operative. 2015.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Ex-Footballer's Suicide". Birmingham Gazette. 29 October 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 18 October 2023.