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Iain Dowie

Preceded by
Succeeded by
1996 - 1997
Preceded by
Succeeded by
1995
The term "Cult Hero" could have been invented for Iain Dowie, not the most talented of players, not the most prolific of goalscorers, but he would have done anything for the cause...

Name: Iain Dowie
Born:
9 January 1965, Hatfield, England
Height:
6.01 ft
Born:
13.11 st
Position:
Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 59 Full Caps/12 Goals (1990-1999), 1 Under-23 Cap (1989), 1 Under-21 Cap/1 Goal (1990).
Club Honours: (with Southampton) Full Members Cup Runner-Up 1991/92.
Awards: NI International Personality of the Year 1995.

Club Career:
Clubs
Seasons
Signed
Fee
League
FA Cup
FL Cup
Others
Cheshunt
-
-
-
(Isthmian League)
St Albans City
85/86
-
-
(Isthmian League)
Hendon
87/88-88/89
-
-
(Isthmian League)
Luton Town
88/89-90/91
Dec-88
£30k
53(13)/15
1(2)/0
3(1)/0
5(0)/4
Fulham
89/90
Sep-90
Loan
5 (0)/ 1
West Ham U.
90/91
Mar-91
£480k
12 (0)/ 4
Southampton
91/92-94/95
Sep-91
£500k
115 (7)/30
6(0)/1
8(3)/1
4(0)/0
Crys. Palace
94/95-95/96
Jan-95
£400k
19 (0)/ 6
6(0)/4
West Ham U.
95/96-97/98
Sep-95
£500k
58(10)/ 8
3(1)/1
10(1)/2
Q.P.R.
97/98-00/01
Jan-98
Swap
16(15)/ 2
0(2)/0
0(1)/0
TOTALS
£1,910k
278(45)/66
16(5)/6
21(6)/3
9(0)/4

Games/Goals by Competition:
FA Premier League
188(17)/42
FL Division One #
78(18)/24
FL Division Two #
12 (0)/ 4
FL Division One*
20(15)/ 4
FL Division Three #
5 (0)/ 1
FA Cup
16 (5)/ 6
Football League Cup
21 (6)/ 3
FL Full Members Cup
9 (0)/ 4
TOTALS
324(56)/79
# Pre-92/93 
* 92/93 and onward 


Coaching Career:
Clubs
Role
Career
Q.P.R.
reserve team coach
caretaker-manager
-
Sep-98 – Oct-98
Oldham Athletic
manager
May-02 – Dec-03
Crystal Palace
manager
Dec-03 – May-06
- Football League Division One Play-Off Winner 2003/04
Charlton Athletic
manager
May-06 – Nov-06
Coventry City
manager
Feb-07 – Feb-08
Q.P.R.
manager
May-08 – Oct-08
Newcastle United
caretaker-assistant manager
Apr-09 – May-09
Hull City
temporary management consultant
Mar-10 – May-10

Biography:
To follow.



Wikipedia Article
Northern Ireland Cap Details:
27-03-1990 Norway....... H L 2-3 FR. sub
18-05-1990 Uruguay...... H W 1-0 FR
12-09-1990 Yugoslavia... H L 0-2 ECQ
17-10-1990 Denmark...... H D 1-1 ECQ
14-11-1990 Austria...... A D 0-0 ECQ sub
27-03-1991 Yugoslavia... A L 1-4 ECQ
01-05-1991 Faroe Islands H D 1-1 ECQ
11-09-1991 Faroe Islands A W 5-0 ECQ
16-10-1991 Austria...... H W 2-1 ECQ 1 Goal
13-11-1991 Denmark...... A L 1-2 ECQ sub
19-02-1992 Scotland..... A L 0-1 FR. sub
28-04-1992 Lithuania.... H D 2-2 WCQ
09-09-1992 Albania...... H W 3-0 WCQ
17-02-1993 Albania...... A W 2-1 WCQ
31-03-1993 Rep. Ireland. A L 0-3 WCQ
28-04-1993 Spain........ A L 1-3 WCQ sub
25-05-1993 Lithuania.... A W 1-0 WCQ 1 Goal
02-06-1993 Latvia....... A W 2-1 WCQ
08-09-1993 Latvia....... H W 2-0 WCQ
13-10-1993 Denmark...... A L 0-1 WCQ
17-11-1993 Rep. Ireland. H D 1-1 WCQ sub
23-03-1994 Romania...... H W 2-0 FR. sub
20-04-1994 Liechtenstein H W 4-1 ECQ 1 Goal
03-06-1994 Colombia..... N L 0-2 FR
11-06-1994 Mexico....... N L 0-3 FR. sub
12-10-1994 Austria...... A W 2-1 ECQ
16-11-1994 Rep. Ireland. H L 0-4 ECQ
29-03-1995 Rep. Ireland. A D 1-1 ECQ 1 Goal
26-04-1995 Latvia....... A W 1-0 ECQ 1 Goal
22-05-1995 Canada....... A L 0-2 FR
25-05-1995 Chile........ N L 1-2 FR. 1 Goal
07-06-1995 Latvia....... H L 1-2 ECQ 1 Goal
03-09-1995 Portugal..... A D 1-1 ECQ
15-11-1995 Austria...... H W 5-3 ECQ 1 Goal
27-03-1996 Norway....... H L 0-2 FR. sent-off
29-05-1996 Germany...... H D 1-1 FR
31-08-1996 Ukraine...... H L 0-1 WCQ
05-10-1996 Armenia...... H D 1-1 WCQ
09-11-1996 Germany...... A D 1-1 WCQ
14-12-1996 Albania...... H W 2-0 WCQ 2 Goals
29-03-1997 Portugal..... H D 0-0 WCQ
02-04-1997 Ukraine...... A L 1-2 WCQ 1 Goal
30-04-1997 Armenia...... A D 0-0 WCQ
21-05-1997 Thailand..... A D 0-0 FR
10-09-1997 Albania...... A L 0-1 WCQ
11-10-1997 Portugal..... A L 0-1 WCQ
25-03-1998 Slovakia..... H W 1-0 FR
22-04-1998 Switzerland.. H W 1-0 FR
03-06-1998 Spain........ A L 1-4 FR
15-09-1998 Turkey....... A L 0-3 ECQ
10-10-1998 Finland...... H W 1-0 ECQ
18-11-1998 Moldova...... H D 2-2 ECQ 1 Goal
27-03-1999 Germany...... H L 0-3 ECQ
31-03-1999 Moldova...... A D 0-0 ECQ
27-04-1999 Canada....... H D 1-1 FR
29-05-1999 Rep. Ireland. A W 1-0 FR
18-08-1999 France....... H L 0-1 FR
04-09-1999 Turkey....... H L 0-3 ECQ
09-09-1999 Germany...... A L 0-4 ECQ

Summary: 51(8)/12. Won 18, Drew 16, Lost 25.


Northern Ireland Goals by Season:
1989/90
1(1)/0
1990/91
4(1)/0
1991/92
3(2)/1
1992/93
5(1)/1
1993/94
4(3)/1
1994/95
7(0)/4
1995/96
4(0)/1
1996/97
8(0)/3
1997/98
5(0)/0
1998/99
7(0)/1
1999/00
3(0)/0
TOTALS
51(8)/12

Northern Ireland Under-23 Cap Details:
11-04-1989 Rep. Ireland A L 0-3 FR

Summary: 1(0)/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
02-04-1990 Israel...... H W 2-1 FR 1 Goal

Summary: 1(0)/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.


Record as Captain:
Span
First Match
Pl
W
D
L
F
A
.GD.
Win %
Pts %
W/L
1996-1999
31/08/96
10
3
4
3
7
10
-3
30.0%
43.3%
0

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