George Philip Denzil Dowling (born 1 August 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swindon Supermarine.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Philip Denzil Dowling[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bedminster, Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swindon Supermarine | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2016 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Bristol City | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Torquay United (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Eastleigh (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Weston-super-Mare | ||
| 2019– | Swindon Supermarine | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2019 | |||
Club career
editHaving watched his first match at Ashton Gate at the age of six, George Dowling grew up supporting Bristol City.[2] He then joined the club's academy when he was just eight years old and signed his first professional contract on 27 October 2015.[3] He made his debut for the club on 30 April 2016, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Bobby Reid in a 4–0 Championship win over Huddersfield Town.[4]
On 4 August 2016, six players, including Dowling were loaned out by Bristol City on short-term deals. Dowling and teammate Shawn McCoulsky both joined National League South side Weston-super-Mare on a two-month loan period.[5] He made his debut for the club two days later in a 3–1 win over Whitehawk and made a total of eight appearances before returning to Bristol.
Following the expiration of his loan with Weston–super–Mare, Dowling returned to Bristol where he continued to play for the club's U23 side. On 11 May 2017, he started and scored in a comeback victory over Barnet's U23 side which saw Bristol lift the Central League Cup (South) trophy.[6]
On 31 August 2017, Dowling joined National League side Torquay United on an initial one-month loan deal.[7] Despite enduring an injury-ridden spell, Dowling's loan was later extended until the end of the season.[8]
On 17 July 2018, Dowling joined National League side Eastleigh on loan until January 2019.[9] On 21 December 2018, he was loaned out to Weston-super-Mare for one month.[10]
On 3 February 2019, Dowling was found guilty of grievous bodily harm.[11] He was released by Bristol City in the summer of 2019.[11] On 19 September 2019, Dowling returned to Weston-super-Mare.[12] He left the club on 18 December 2019 to join fellow league side Swindon Supermarine.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 14 April 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2015–16[14] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2016–17[17] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Torquay United (loan) | 2017–18[16] | National League | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Career total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Stockhausen, Andy (5 May 2016). "Bristol City: "Best day of my life" claims Robins debutant George Dowling". Bristol Post. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) [permanent dead link] - ^ Baker, Adam (27 October 2015). "Young pair sign professional contracts". Bristol City Football Club. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Perrow, Mark (30 April 2016). "Johnson hails "show with many different meanings"". Bristol City Football Club. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Hancock, Lewis (4 August 2016. "Six youngsters head out on loan\". Bristol City Football Club. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Rowbottom, Joel (11 May 2017). "Under-23s win cup with late rally". Bristol City Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Torquay United: Norwich's Michee Efete and Bristol City's George Dowling sign on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent (8 March 2018). "George Dowling: Torquay United yet to see best from Bristol City youngster". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Eastleigh sign Dowling on loan from Bristol City". Daily Echo. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ SEAGULLS SIGN BRISTOL CITY YOUNGSTERS ON LOAN, westonsmareafc.co.uk, 21 December 2018
- ^ a b "Ex-Bristol City midfielder appears in court charged with serious assault near Clifton nightclub - Bristol Live". 28 August 2019.
- ^ DOWLING RETURNS TO BS24, westonsmareafc.co.uk, 19 September 2019
- ^ MIDFIELDER GEORGE DOWLING SIGNS, swindonsupermarinefc.com, 18 December 2019
- ^ "Games played by George Dowling in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by George Dowling in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by George Dowling in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "G. Dowling". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 September 2017.