- Harry Dowd
Henry William "Harry" Dowd (born
4 July ,1938 inSalford ,Lancashire ) is an English former footballgoalkeeper who played for Manchester City, Stoke City and Oldham Athletic.At the start of his career Dowd combined amateur football playing for ICI Blackley with a job as a plumber. On 10 January 1958 he signed for Manchester City as an amateur, and turned professional two years later. In December 1961 he made his debut in a 4-1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers, deputising for the injured
Bert Trautmann . In the 1961-62 season he established himself as first choice goalkeeper, making 34 appearances. In February 1964, Dowd broke his finger [Most sources state the injury as a broken finger, but some (such as Clayton) say it was a shoulder injury] in a game against Bury. Unable to continue playing in goal, he moved to centre-forward, where he scored the equalising goal.During Manchester City's championship winning 1967-68 season, Dowd lost his first team place through injury to
Ken Mulhearn , and made only seven first team appearances therefore missing out on a League Championship Medal. However he regained his place the following season, and played on the winning side in the 1969FA Cup final, where Manchester City beat Leicester City 1-0.In the 1969-70 season, Dowd lost his first team place again, this time to
Joe Corrigan . His final Manchester City appearance was against Sheffield Wednesday in the final match of 1969-70, and in December 1970 he was transferred to Oldham Athletic, where he played 111 times.Honours won
As a player
Manchester City F.C. * FA Cup winner 1969
Footnotes
*cite book |last=James |first=Gary |title=Manchester City - The Complete Record |publisher=Breedon |location=Derby |date=2006 |id=ISBN 1-85983-512-0
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