Andy Dowie

{{short description|Scottish footballer (born 1983)}} {{For|the Canadian politician|Andrew Dowie}} {{Use British English|date=January 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Andy Dowie | image = | fullname = Andrew John Dowie | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1983|3|25}} | birth_place = Bellshill, Scotland | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | position = Centre-back | currentclub = Caledonian Braves | clubnumber = | years1 = 1999–2004 | clubs1 = Rangers | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2004 | clubs2 = → Brechin City (loan) | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2004–2005 | clubs3 = Partick Thistle | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2005–2006 | clubs4 = Stranraer | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2006–2009 | clubs5 = Ross County | caps5 = 99 | goals5 = 5 | years6 = 2009–2013 | clubs6 = Dunfermline Athletic | caps6 = 118 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2013 | clubs7 = Partick Thistle | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2013–2017 | clubs8 = Queen of the South | caps8 = 118 | goals8 = 4 | years9 = 2017–2019 | clubs9 = Dumbarton | caps9 = 50 | goals9 = 2 | years10 = 2019 | clubs10 = Edusport Academy | caps10 = | goals10 = | years11 = 2019–2020 | clubs11 = Cumnock Juniors | caps11 = | goals11 = | years12 = 2020– | clubs12 = Caledonian Braves | caps12 = | goals12 = | nationalyears1 = 2004–2005 | nationalteam1 = Scotland U21<ref>{{cite news |title=Andrew Dowie Profile |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=823&playerID=23490&CFID=3589239&CFTOKEN=89541501 |publisher=Scottish Football Association |accessdate=22 March 2012 }}</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 11:00, 1 July 2020 (UTC) | ntupdate = 2 July 2013 }} '''Andrew John Dowie''' (born 25 March 1983 in Bellshill) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Caledonian Braves.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=the signing of experienced Centre back Andy Dowie|url=https://twitter.com/caleybraves/status/1276217851104448512|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> Dowie is predominantly a centre-back and played for Rangers, Brechin City, Partick Thistle, Stranraer, Ross County, Dunfermline Athletic, Queen of the South and Dumbarton in the SPFL.

==Career== Dowie started his career as a youth with Rangers, during which time he had a loan spell at Brechin City in 2004<ref>{{cite news|title=Brechin take Dowie on loan|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/3419499.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 January 2004|access-date=19 December 2013}}</ref> and scored in a friendly win against Linfield.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/irish/3111813.stm|title=Rangers win Belfast friendly|date=30 July 2003|access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref>

After being released by Rangers,<ref>{{cite news|title=Gers let six youngsters go|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/3778359.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 June 2004|access-date=19 December 2013}}</ref> having only made one league appearance for the club, he signed for Partick Thistle.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jags sign defender Dowie|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/partick_thistle/3868371.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 July 2004|access-date=19 December 2013}}</ref> At Partick he scored his first career goal in a Scottish League Cup tie against future club Dunfermline.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/3677514.stm |title=Dunfermline 3-1 Partick Th |publisher=BBC |date=22 September 2004 |access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref> On 13 April 2005, along with teammate Steve Fulton, he was released by Partick Thistle for "a severe breach of club discipline."<ref>{{cite news|title=Partick trio incur manager's ire|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/partick_thistle/4441559.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=13 April 2005|access-date=19 December 2013}}</ref>

Dowie then signed for Stranraer<ref>{{cite news|title=Dowie is latest Stranraer signing|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stranraer/4731211.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 July 2005|access-date=19 December 2013}}</ref> and following the club's relegation to the Scottish Second Division, joined Ross County for the 2006–07 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dowie moves to Ross County|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/5224942.stm|date=28 July 2006|access-date=19 December 2013|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> While at Ross County he scored in the 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final as they went on to beat Clyde on penalties.

After three years at Ross County, Dowie signed for Dunfermline Athletic in May 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/8062696.stm|title=County's Dowie leaves for Pars|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 May 2009|access-date=22 May 2009}}</ref> Whilst at Dunfermline, the club won the 2010–11 Scottish First Division and were promoted to the Scottish Premier League, however they were relegated the following season. During the 2012–13 season, Dunfermline entered administration, with Dowie amongst the players made redundant. On 29 March 2013, he signed for a second time in his career with Partick Thistle.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2012-2013/march_2013/firhill_return_for_andy_dowie|title=Firhill Return for Andy Dowie|publisher=Partick Thistle F.C.|date=29 March 2013|accessdate=31 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402011725/http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2012-2013/march_2013/firhill_return_for_andy_dowie|archive-date=2 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Dowie's contract was not renewed at the end of the 2012–13 season.

Dowie signed for Queen of the South on 1 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andy Dowie agrees to sign|url=http://www.qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=1862|publisher=qosfc.com|date=1 July 2013|accessdate=2 July 2013|archive-date=6 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406104236/http://www.qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=1862|url-status=dead}}</ref> Prior to kick-off in the 1–0 home victory over Hibernian on 2 March 2016, Dowie was presented with a club memento to recognise completion of 100 first team appearances for the club.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.qosfc.com/news-3120 |title=QosFC: 100 not out |access-date=5 March 2016 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306134617/http://www.qosfc.com/news-3120 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His contract with Queens wasn't renewed in May 2017, and so he left the club having made 147 appearances across 4 seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.qosfc.com/news-3577 |title=QosFC: Squad Upate |access-date=12 May 2017 |archive-date=17 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617165232/http://www.qosfc.com/news-3577 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 12 June 2017, Dowie joined rival Scottish Championship club Dumbarton on a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Galloway|first1=Andy|title=SIGNING NEWS: DEFENDER CHECKS IN|url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3052|website=Dumbarton Football Club|accessdate=12 June 2017}}</ref> He was announced as the club's new captain on 12 July 2017, replacing Darren Barr who had left the club to join Morton.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Galloway|first1=Andy|title=DOWIE IS SONS' NEW SKIPPER|url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3108|website=Dumbarton Football Club|accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref> In his first season at the club he was named as the club's Player of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3562|title=2018 PLAYERS OF THE YEAR|last=Findlay|first=Alan|date=23 April 2018|website=Dumbarton Football Club|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930031740/http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3562|archive-date=30 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and captained the team during the 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43445358|title=Dumbarton 0-1 Inverness CT|last=Crawford|first=Kenny|date=13 January 2019|website=Dumbarton Football Club}}</ref> He signed a new deal in May 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3575|title=SKIPPER RETURNS FOR ANOTHER SEASON|last=Galloway|first=Andy|date=23 May 2018|website=Dumbarton Football Club}}</ref> but left the club to pursue a career outside football in January 2019 after 74 appearances and 2 goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3914|title=ANDY DOWIE LEAVES BY MUTUAL CONSENT|last=Findlay|first=Alan|date=13 January 2019|website=Dumbarton Football Club}}</ref> In February 2019 Dowie featured for Lowland Football League side Edusport Academy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/EdusportAcademy/status/1091713541772623873|title=Edusport Academy on Twitter|date=2 February 2019|via=Twitter}}</ref> for whom he is also a coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edusportacademy.com/en/about/staff/|title=Staff – Edusport Academy|website=Edusport Academy|access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref>

Dowie played a season with Cumnock before agreeing to rejoin Caledonian Braves in June 2020.<ref name=":0" />

==Career statistics== {{updated|18:28, 12 January 2019 (UTC)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Scottish Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals |- |Rangers |2001–02<ref name="AD01">{{soccerbase season|24393|2001|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |Premier League |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |Brechin City |2003–04<ref name="AD03">{{soccerbase season|37791|2003|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |First Division |15||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||15||0 |- |Partick Thistle |2004–05<ref name="AD04">{{soccerbase season|24393|2004|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |First Division |27||0||2||0||2||1||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC">Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup</ref>||0||33||1 |- |Stranraer |2005–06<ref name="AD05">{{soccerbase season|24393|2005|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |First Division |22||0||1||0||2||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||26||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Ross County |2006–07<ref name="AD06">{{soccerbase season|24393|2006|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |First Division |36||2||1||0||2||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||1||42||3 |- |2007–08<ref name="AD07">{{soccerbase season|24393|2007|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |Second Division |34||2||3||1||2||1||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||41||4 |- |2008–09<ref name="AD08">{{soccerbase season|24393|2008|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |First Division |29||1||1||0||1||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||1||34||2 |- !colspan="2"|Ross County total !99!!5!!5!!1!!5!!1!!8!!2!!117!!9 |- |rowspan="5"|Dunfermline Athletic |2009–10<ref name="AD09">{{soccerbase season|24393|2009|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|First Division |32||0||3||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||37||0 |- |2010–11<ref name="AD10">{{soccerbase season|24393|2010|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |26||0||0||0||2||0||0||0||28||0 |- |2011–12<ref name="AD11">{{soccerbase season|24393|2011|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |Premier League |30||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||34||0 |- |2012–13<ref name="AD12">{{soccerbase season|24393|2012|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |First Division |30||2||2||0||2||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||35||2 |- !colspan="2"|Dunfermline total !118!!2!!7!!0!!7!!0!!2!!0!!134!!2 |- |Partick Thistle |2012–13<ref name="AD12"/> |First Division |5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||1 |- |rowspan="5"|Queen of the South |2013–14<ref name="AD13">{{soccerbase season|24393|2013|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |rowspan="4"|Championship |28||2||0||0||3||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha>One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Premiership play-offs</ref>||0||34||2 |- |2014–15<ref name="AD14">{{soccerbase season|24393|2014|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |34||2||3||0||2||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha>One appearance and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances in the Premiership play-offs</ref>||1||42||3 |- |2015–16<ref name="AD15">{{soccerbase season|24393|2015|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |29||0||1||0||2||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||33||0 |- |2016–17<ref name="AD16">{{soccerbase season|24393|2016|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |27||0||1||0||6||1||4<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||38||1 |- !colspan="2"|Queen of the South total !118!!4!!5!!0!!13!!1!!11!!1!!147!!6 |- | rowspan="3" |Dumbarton |2017–18<ref name="AD17">{{soccerbase season|24393|2017|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |Championship |31||0||3||0||4||0||10||0||48||0 |- |2018–19 |League One |19 |2 |1 |0 |4 |0 |2 |0 |26 |2 |- |- !colspan="2"|Dumbarton Total !50!!2!!4!!0!!8!!0!!12!!0!!74!!2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !455!!14!!17!!1!!30!!3!!34!!3!!552!!21 |}

==Honours== '''Ross County''' *Scottish Challenge Cup: 2006–07<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/6137982.stm |title=Ross County 1-1 Clyde (aet) |publisher=BBC |date=12 November 2006 |access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} {{Dumbarton F.C. Player of the Year}}

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