Mitchell Downie
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 September 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Troon, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 12 July 2001 | (aged 77)||
Place of death | Bradford, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1943–1946 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
1946–1947 | Kilmarnock | 28 | (0) |
1947–1950 | Airdrie | 81 | (0) |
1950–1954 | Bradford Park Avenue | 156 | (0) |
1954–1959 | Lincoln City | 157 | (0) |
1959 | Goole Town | ||
1959–1963 | Bradford City | 134 | (0) |
1963–1964 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | (0) |
1964 | Altrincham[1] | 4 | (0) |
Total | 567 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mitchell Downie (9 September 1923 – 12 July 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.[2] Active in both Scotland and England, Downie made over 500 appearances in Scottish and English league football.
Career
[edit]Born in Troon, Downie began his career during World War II with Hibernian.[3] His professional career began in 1946 with Kilmarnock, and he later played for Airdrie, Bradford Park Avenue, Lincoln City, Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers, making a total of 563 appearances in Scottish and English league football.[4]
Downie also played non-league football with Goole Town and Altrincham.
References
[edit]- ^ "Altrincham FC Legends".
- ^ "Mitchell Downie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Downie, Mitchell". ihibs.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ Mitchell Downie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2001 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Goole Town F.C. players
- Altrincham F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football goalkeeper stubs