John Downie: Man United forward Profile & Stats
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John Downie

Position: forward

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 56 36 10 10 124 52 +72 64.29
A 60 23 16 21 95 89 +6 38.33
TOTALS 116 59 26 31 219 141 +78 50.86

Name: John Denis Downie
Birthdate: 19-07-1925
Age: 100
Birthplace: Lanark, Scotland
Height: 5' 9" (1.75m)
Weight: 11st 10lbs (74.39kg)
Years at Club: 1948-1953
Signing Info: Transferred from: Bradford Park Avenue, 03/1949, £18,000
Previous Clubs: Bradford Park Avenue
Debut: 05/03/1949 v Charlton Athletic (A) 3-2 (League Division One)
Farewell: Transferred to Luton Town, 08/1953, £10,000
Passed Away: 19/02/2013

Biography

Thank you to John Downie Jnr for the extra information.
 
Season Goals Season Apps
League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals
Season
Apps
1. 1948-1949 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12
2. 1949-1950 6 18 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 20
3. 1950-1951 10 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 29
4. 1951-1952 11 31 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 32
5. 1952-1953 3 20 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 23
TOTALS 35 110 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 116

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Charlton Athletic 4 3
2. West Bromwich Albion 3 2
3. Blackpool 3 2
4. Aston Villa 3 2
5. Newcastle United 3 3
6. Preston North End 2 1
7. Middlesbrough 2 1
8. Huddersfield Town 2 2
9. Portsmouth 2 2
10. Liverpool 2 2
11. Derby County 2 2
12. Sheffield Wednesday 2 2
13. Sheffield United 1 1
14. Manchester City 1 1
15. Arsenal 1 1
16. Stoke City 1 1
17. Everton 1 1
18. Burnley 1 1
19. Chelsea 1 1
No MUFC Managers Count
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 110
2. FA Cup 5
3. Charity Shield 1
No Opponent Count
1. Chelsea 8
2. Bolton Wanderers 8
3. Newcastle United 8
4. Portsmouth 8
5. Stoke City 6
6. Liverpool 6
7. Charlton Athletic 5
8. Burnley 5
9. Middlesbrough 5
10. Blackpool 5
11. Fulham 5
12. Arsenal 5
13. Derby County 4
14. Aston Villa 4
15. West Bromwich Albion 4
16. Huddersfield Town 3
17. Everton 3
18. Sunderland 3
19. Wolverhampton Wanderers 3
20. Tottenham Hotspur 3
21. Sheffield Wednesday 3
22. Manchester City 3
23. Preston North End 2
24. Birmingham City 2
25. Sheffield United 1
26. Hull City 1
27. Cardiff City 1
28. Millwall 1
29. Walthamstow Avenue 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 115
2. Wales 1
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
1. 24-09-1952 Newcastle United W 4-2 Charity Shield
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played

No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 05-03-1949 Div 1 Charlton Athletic Win 3-2 A 1 Stan Pearson 4', 62', John Downie 52' Syd O'Linn 51', Charlie Vaughan 88'
2. 12-03-1949 Div 1 Stoke City Win 3-0 H 1 Jack Rowley 45', John Downie 57', Charlie Mitten 71'
3. 06-04-1949 Div 1 Huddersfield Town Loss 1-2 A 0 Jack Rowley 75' Peter Doherty 31' (pen), Vic Metcalfe 55'
4. 09-04-1949 Div 1 Chelsea Draw 1-1 H 0 Charlie Mitten 80' (pen) John McInnes 74'
5. 15-04-1949 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Win 1-0 A 0 Johnny Carey 32'
6. 16-04-1949 Div 1 Burnley Win 2-0 A 0 Jack Rowley 55', 72'
7. 23-04-1949 Div 1 Preston North End Draw 2-2 H 2 John Downie 39', 80' Tom Finney 6', Eddy Brown 65'
8. 27-04-1949 Div 1 Everton Loss 0-2 A 0 Eddie Wainwright 19', James McIntosh 31'
9. 30-04-1949 Div 1 Newcastle United Win 1-0 A 0 Ronald Burke 84'
10. 02-05-1949 Div 1 Middlesbrough Win 1-0 H 0 Jack Rowley 63'
11. 04-05-1949 Div 1 Sheffield United Win 3-2 H 1 Charlie Mitten 47', Stan Pearson 67', John Downie 83' George Jones 15', Dennis Thompson 16'
12. 07-05-1949 Div 1 Portsmouth Win 3-2 H 0 Jack Rowley 10', 54', Charlie Mitten 44' (pen) Duggie Reid 25', Peter Harris 35'
13. 20-08-1949 Div 1 Derby County Win 1-0 A 0 Jack Rowley 5'
14. 24-08-1949 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Win 3-0 H 0 Matt Gillies 40' (o.g.), Charlie Mitten 66' (pen), Jack Rowley 80'
15. 03-12-1949 Div 1 Newcastle United Draw 1-1 H 0 Charlie Mitten 37' Thomas Walker 17'
16. 14-01-1950 Div 1 Chelsea Win 1-0 H 0 Charlie Mitten 52'
17. 15-02-1950 FAC Portsmouth Win 3-1 A 1 Charlie Mitten 11', John Downie 24', Jimmy Delaney 46' Peter Harris 42'
18. 18-02-1950 Div 1 Sunderland Draw 2-2 A 0 Jack Rowley 24', Allenby Chilton 80' Dickie Davis 27', Tommy Reynolds 73'
19. 25-02-1950 Div 1 Charlton Athletic Win 2-1 A 0 Jack Rowley 73', Johnny Carey 76' Gordon Hurst 36'
20. 04-03-1950 FAC Chelsea Loss 0-2 A 0 Bobby Campbell 6', Roy Bentley 70'
21. 08-03-1950 Div 1 Aston Villa Win 7-0 H 2 Charlie Mitten 40' (pen), 47' (pen), 48', 88' (pen), Jack Rowley 68', John Downie 69', 75'
22. 11-03-1950 Div 1 Middlesbrough Win 3-2 A 2 John Downie 53', 85', Jack Rowley 78' Geoff Walker 28', Tom Woodward 52'
23. 15-03-1950 Div 1 Liverpool Draw 0-0 H 0
24. 18-03-1950 Div 1 Blackpool Loss 1-2 H 0 Jimmy Delaney 35' Stan Mortensen 21', 50' (pen)
25. 25-03-1950 Div 1 Huddersfield Town Loss 1-3 A 1 John Downie 24' Jack Crompton 47' (o.g.), Vic Metcalfe 65', 89' (pen)
26. 01-04-1950 Div 1 Everton Draw 1-1 H 0 Jimmy Delaney 58' Jackie Grant 82'
27. 07-04-1950 Div 1 Birmingham City Loss 0-2 H 0 John Stewart 30', *Johnny Berry 70'
28. 08-04-1950 Div 1 Wolves Draw 1-1 A 0 Jack Rowley 50' John Walker 85'
29. 10-04-1950 Div 1 Birmingham City Draw 0-0 A 0
30. 15-04-1950 Div 1 Portsmouth Loss 0-2 H 0 Duggie Reid 84', Jack Froggatt 89'
31. 22-04-1950 Div 1 Newcastle United Loss 1-2 A 1 John Downie 66' Robert Mitchell 58', Thomas Walker 72'
32. 29-04-1950 Div 1 Fulham Win 3-0 H 0 Henry Cockburn 6', Jack Rowley 47', 78'
33. 19-08-1950 Div 1 Fulham Win 1-0 H 0 Stan Pearson 63'
34. 23-08-1950 Div 1 Liverpool Loss 1-2 A 0 Jack Rowley 30' William Liddell 12', Reg Allen 37' (o.g.)
35. 26-08-1950 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Loss 0-1 A 0 Nat Lofthouse 78'
36. 30-08-1950 Div 1 Liverpool Win 1-0 H 1 John Downie 23'
37. 02-09-1950 Div 1 Blackpool Win 1-0 H 0 Thomas Bogan 8'
38. 04-09-1950 Div 1 Aston Villa Win 3-1 A 0 Jack Rowley 14', 65', Stan Pearson 61' Trevor Ford 80'
39. 09-09-1950 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Loss 0-1 A 0 Sonny Walters 44'
40. 16-09-1950 Div 1 Charlton Athletic Win 3-0 H 0 Jack Rowley 10', Stan Pearson 44', Jimmy Delaney 77'
41. 23-09-1950 Div 1 Middlesbrough Win 2-1 A 0 Stan Pearson 13', 58' Lloyd Delapenha 41'
42. 30-09-1950 Div 1 Wolves Draw 0-0 A 0
43. 07-10-1950 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday Win 3-1 H 1 John Downie 7', Harry McShane 31', Jack Rowley 37' Hugh McJarrow 89'
44. 14-10-1950 Div 1 Arsenal Loss 0-3 A 0 Henry Cockburn 16' (o.g.), Doug Lishman 60', Peter Goring 71'
45. 21-10-1950 Div 1 Portsmouth Draw 0-0 H 0
46. 11-11-1950 Div 1 Chelsea Loss 0-1 A 0 Hugh Billington 59'
47. 16-12-1950 Div 1 Fulham Draw 2-2 A 0 Stan Pearson 52', 62' Arthur Stevens 10', 27' (pen)
48. 23-12-1950 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Loss 2-3 H 0 Stan Pearson 11', John Aston Snr 49' Harry Webster 2', Nat Lofthouse 38', 62'
49. 26-02-1951 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday Win 4-0 A 1 Stan Pearson 3', John Downie 36', Jack Rowley 55', Harry McShane 70'
50. 03-03-1951 Div 1 Arsenal Win 3-1 H 1 John Downie 14', John Aston Snr 16', 32' Cliff Holton 39'
51. 10-03-1951 Div 1 Portsmouth Draw 0-0 A 0
52. 17-03-1951 Div 1 Everton Win 3-0 H 1 John Aston Snr 1', John Downie 11', Stan Pearson 37'
53. 23-03-1951 Div 1 Derby County Win 2-0 H 1 John Downie 40', John Aston Snr 68'
54. 24-03-1951 Div 1 Burnley Win 2-1 A 0 Harry McShane 18', John Aston Snr 60' Roy Stephenson 21'
55. 26-03-1951 Div 1 Derby County Win 4-2 A 1 Stan Pearson 20', John Downie 40', Jack Rowley 44', John Aston Snr 84' Jack Stamps 26', Reg Harrison 36'
56. 31-03-1951 Div 1 Chelsea Win 4-1 H 0 Stan Pearson 28', 33', 75', Harry McShane 38' Stan Willemse 13'
57. 07-04-1951 Div 1 Stoke City Loss 0-2 A 0 Harry Oscroft 27', Albert Mullard 42'
58. 14-04-1951 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Win 3-0 H 1 Jack Rowley 27', Stan Pearson 84', John Downie 85'
59. 21-04-1951 Div 1 Newcastle United Win 2-0 A 0 Jack Rowley 7', Stan Pearson 35'
60. 28-04-1951 Div 1 Huddersfield Town Win 6-0 H 1 Harry McShane 6', 67', Jack Rowley 25' (pen), John Aston Snr 40', 65', John Downie 50'
61. 05-05-1951 Div 1 Blackpool Draw 1-1 A 1 John Downie 32' William Perry 60'
62. 18-08-1951 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Draw 3-3 A 0 Jack Rowley 9', 69', 79' Ronnie Allen 19', Arthur Smith 62', 67'
63. 22-08-1951 Div 1 Middlesbrough Win 4-2 H 0 Jack Rowley 10', 46', 72' , Stan Pearson 14' Neil Mochan 77', 90'
64. 25-08-1951 Div 1 Newcastle United Win 2-1 H 1 Jack Rowley 49', John Downie 59' George Robledo 18'
65. 29-08-1951 Div 1 Middlesbrough Win 4-1 A 0 Stan Pearson 25', 66', Jack Rowley 58', 90' Lloyd Delapenha 85' (pen)
66. 01-09-1951 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Loss 0-1 A 0 Nat Lofthouse 52'
67. 05-09-1951 Div 1 Charlton Athletic Win 3-2 H 1 Jack Rowley 23', 87', John Downie 90' Billy Kiernan 40', Charlie Vaughan 50'
68. 08-09-1951 Div 1 Stoke City Win 4-0 H 0 Jack Rowley 7', 69', 79', Stan Pearson 86'
69. 12-09-1951 Div 1 Charlton Athletic Draw 2-2 A 2 John Downie 14', 65' Billy Kiernan 29', Gordon Hurst 82'
70. 15-09-1951 Div 1 Manchester City Win 2-1 A 0 Johnny Berry 8', Harry McShane 88' John Hart 63'
71. 22-09-1951 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Loss 0-2 A 0 Les Medley 44', Sonny Walters 64'
72. 13-10-1951 Div 1 Aston Villa Win 5-2 A 0 Stan Pearson 8', 54', Jack Rowley 53', 59', Ernie Bond 57' William Goffin 4', Herbert Smith 44'
73. 20-10-1951 Div 1 Sunderland Loss 0-1 H 0 Dickie Davis 70'
74. 10-11-1951 Div 1 Chelsea Loss 2-4 A 0 Stan Pearson 8', Jack Rowley 17' Seamus D'Arcy 18', 75', Roy Bentley 33', Bobby Smith 70'
75. 17-11-1951 Div 1 Portsmouth Loss 1-3 H 1 John Downie 49' Marcel Gaillard 27', Jackie Henderson 17', Henry Cockburn 52' (o.g.)
76. 24-11-1951 Div 1 Liverpool Draw 0-0 A 0
77. 01-12-1951 Div 1 Blackpool Win 3-1 H 2 Jack Rowley 14', John Downie 20', 72' William Perry 44'
78. 08-12-1951 Div 1 Arsenal Win 3-1 A 0 Jack Rowley 11', Stan Pearson 30', Ray Daniel 77' (o.g.) Jimmy Logie 85'
79. 15-12-1951 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Win 5-1 H 2 Johnny Berry 46', Stan Pearson 48', 85', John Downie 69', 71' Ronnie Allen 1'
80. 22-12-1951 Div 1 Newcastle United Draw 2-2 A 0 Henry Cockburn 13', Ernie Bond 39' William I. Foulkes 19', Jackie Milburn 21'
81. 25-12-1951 Div 1 Fulham Win 3-2 H 0 Johnny Berry ??', Ernie Bond ??', Jack Rowley ??' Bob Thomas ??', ??'
82. 26-12-1951 Div 1 Fulham Draw 3-3 A 0 Jack Rowley 12', Stan Pearson 49', Ernie Bond 51' Eddie Lowe 16', 89', Arthur Stevens 75'
83. 29-12-1951 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Win 1-0 H 0 Stan Pearson 26'
84. 05-01-1952 Div 1 Stoke City Draw 0-0 A 0
85. 12-01-1952 FAC Hull City Loss 0-2 H 0 Sydney Gerrie 16', Kenneth Harrison 43'
86. 19-01-1952 Div 1 Manchester City Draw 1-1 H 0 Johnny Carey 60' Frank McCourt 49'
87. 05-04-1952 Div 1 Portsmouth Loss 0-1 A 0 Duggie Reid 76'
88. 11-04-1952 Div 1 Burnley Draw 1-1 A 0 Roger Byrne 15' Les Shannon 87'
89. 12-04-1952 Div 1 Liverpool Win 4-0 H 1 Roger Byrne 26' (pen), 53', John Downie 51', Jack Rowley 59'
90. 14-04-1952 Div 1 Burnley Win 6-1 H 1 Jack Rowley 49', Stan Pearson 50', John Downie 56', Roger Byrne 61', 89', Johnny Carey 90' Pat Corr 85'
91. 19-04-1952 Div 1 Blackpool Draw 2-2 A 0 Roger Byrne 12', Jack Rowley 53' Jackie Mudie 19', 31'
92. 21-04-1952 Div 1 Chelsea Win 3-0 H 0 Stan Pearson 23', Johnny Carey 44', Phillip McKnight (o.g.) 48'
93. 26-04-1952 Div 1 Arsenal Win 6-1 H 0 Jack Rowley 8', 74', 82' (pen), Stan Pearson 40', 89' , Roger Byrne 44' Freddie Cox 76'
94. 23-08-1952 Div 1 Chelsea Win 2-0 H 1 John Downie 63', Johnny Berry 80'
95. 27-08-1952 Div 1 Arsenal Loss 1-2 A 0 Jack Rowley 62' Freddie Cox 13', Peter Goring 82'
96. 30-08-1952 Div 1 Manchester City Loss 1-2 A 1 John Downie 79' Roy Clarke 50', Ivor Broadis 69'
97. 10-09-1952 Div 1 Derby County Win 3-2 A 0 Stan Pearson 30', 83', 84' Reg Harrison 50', Don Hazledine 55'
98. 13-09-1952 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Win 1-0 H 0 Johnny Berry 56'
99. 20-09-1952 Div 1 Aston Villa Draw 3-3 A 1 John Downie 33', Jack Rowley 71' (pen), 73' (pen) Norman Lockhart 26', Derek Pace 49', Kenneth Roberts 54'
100. 24-09-1952 CS Newcastle United Win 4-2 H 1 Jack Rowley 48', 53', Roger Byrne 63', John Downie 75' Vic Keeble 35', 69'
101. 27-09-1952 Div 1 Sunderland Loss 0-1 H 0 Trevor Ford 23'
102. 04-10-1952 Div 1 Wolves Loss 2-6 A 0 Jack Rowley 19', 20' Dennis Wilshaw 25', 54', Jimmy Mullen 46', Roy Swinbourne 40', 55', 88'
103. 11-10-1952 Div 1 Stoke City Loss 0-2 H 0 Brian Siddall 63', Bill Finney 77'
104. 18-10-1952 Div 1 Preston North End Win 5-0 A 0 Stan Pearson 4', 37', John Aston Snr 12', 15', Jack Rowley 21'
105. 25-10-1952 Div 1 Burnley Loss 1-3 H 0 John Aston Snr 3' Jimmy McIlroy 25', 36', William Holden 80'
106. 01-11-1952 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Win 2-1 A 0 Johnny Berry 38', 74' Sonny Walters 5'
107. 08-11-1952 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday Draw 1-1 H 0 Stan Pearson 88' Derek Dooley 30'
108. 15-11-1952 Div 1 Cardiff City Win 2-1 A 0 John Aston Snr 37', Stan Pearson 42' Ken Chisholm 44'
109. 22-11-1952 Div 1 Newcastle United Draw 2-2 H 0 Stan Pearson 67', John Aston Snr 74' Vic Keeble 26', George Robledo 85'
110. 29-11-1952 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Loss 1-3 A 0 Eddie Lewis 8' Ronnie Allen 51', George Lee 68', Frank Griffin 75'
111. 10-01-1953 FAC Millwall Win 1-0 A 0 Stan Pearson 86'
112. 17-01-1953 Div 1 Portsmouth Win 1-0 H 0 Eddie Lewis 58'
113. 24-01-1953 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Loss 1-2 A 0 Eddie Lewis 75' Willie Moir 39', ??'
114. 31-01-1953 FAC Walthamstow Avenue Draw 1-1 H 0 Eddie Lewis 39' Jimmy Lewis 75'
115. 28-02-1953 Div 1 Stoke City Loss 1-3 A 0 Johnny Berry 22' Roy Brown 31', 43', Alan Martin 57'
116. 20-04-1953 Div 1 Liverpool Win 3-1 H 0 Stan Pearson 6', Jack Rowley 9', Johnny Berry 80' Sammy Smyth 88'
 

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