Iain Dowie
Personal information
Full name	Iain Dowie
Date of birth	9 January 1965 (1965-01-09) (age 43)
Place of birth	Hatfield, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983–1985 1987–1988 1988–1991 1989 1991 1991–1995 1995 1995–1998 1998–2001	Cheshunt Hendon Luton Town → Fulham (loan) West Ham United Southampton Crystal Palace West Ham United Queens Park Rangers	034 0(2) 00? 0(?) 066 (16) 005 0(1) 012 0(4) 122 (30) 019 0(6) 069 0(9) 031 0(2)
National team
1990–2000	Northern Ireland	059 (12)
Teams managed
1998 2002–2003 2003–2006 2006 2007–2008	Queens Park Rangers (caretaker) Oldham Athletic Crystal Palace Charlton Athletic Coventry City
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals) is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Arms of the former Hatfield Rural District Council Hatfield, originally Bishops Hatfield, is in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, in the south of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about association football players. ... Cheshunt Football Club are an English association football club based in the town of Cheshunt and currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division. ... Hendon Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the London Borough of Barnet, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division in 2006-07. ... Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. ... Current season Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based at Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London. ... Image File history File links Ulster_banner. ... For the Irish FAs all-Ireland international team, see Ireland national football team (IFA). ... Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based at Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London. ... Rochdale Road stand Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane, Oldham. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ... Current season Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an association football club based in Coventry, England. ...

Iain Dowie (born January 9, 1965 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England) is a football manager and coach, and former professional football player and Northern Ireland international. is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Arms of the former Hatfield Rural District Council Hatfield, originally Bishops Hatfield, is in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, in the south of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... Soccer redirects here. ... For the Irish FAs all-Ireland international team, see Ireland national football team (IFA). ...

Playing career

At 16 Dowie was rejected by Southampton and later went to the University of Hertfordshire to study for a Master's Degree in Engineering (M.Eng). On completion he became an employee of British Aerospace, whilst keeping up football at non-league level playing for Cheshunt alongside his brother Bob. He left Cheshunt to improve his fitness and signed for Hendon. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... The University of Hertfordshire is a modern university based largely in Hatfield, in the county of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, from which the university takes its name. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying scientific knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria. ... British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft and defence systems manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. ... Cheshunt Football Club are an English association football club based in the town of Cheshunt and currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division. ... Hendon Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the London Borough of Barnet, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division in 2006-07. ...

While playing for Hendon, Dowie was spotted by Luton Town who snapped him up. An old-fashioned centre-forward, he then moved in quick succession to Fulham (a brief loan spell), and West Ham United. Hendon Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the London Borough of Barnet, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division in 2006-07. ... Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. ... Current season Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ...

He then moved to Southampton, where he had over 100 appearances. He then moved back to London with Crystal Palace in January 1995, which after they were relegated led to another spell at West Ham, and finally Queens Park Rangers, where he ended his days playing in defence, and being player-manager of QPR's reserve side. Dowie also had a brief spell as caretaker manager of QPR in the autumn of 1998, between the dismissal of Ray Harford and appointment of Gerry Francis. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ... Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based at Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Ray Harford (June 1, 1945 - August 9, 2003) was an English footballer, better known for his successes as a coach and manager than as a player. ... Gerry Francis (born 1951), is a former English footballer and manager. ...

International career

Although Dowie was born in England, his father was born in Belfast and Dowie scored 12 goals and gained 59 caps for Northern Ireland. This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. ... For the Irish FAs all-Ireland international team, see Ireland national football team (IFA). ...

Management

Oldham Athletic

After retirement from playing, Dowie then became assistant manager of Oldham. However, following the dismissal of manager Mick Wadsworth, Dowie became manager and led the club into the Division Two play offs after spending heavily. At the end of the 2002-03 season. Unfortunately financial trouble hit Oldham and Dowie lost much of his first team squad. Funds were so hard for the club at the time that Dowie along with the remaining members of the squad were not paid for several months. Dowie tried to stick out the post for as long as possible until he decided to move on citing the need to support his family as a reason. Rochdale Road stand Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane, Oldham. ... Michael Mick Wadsworth (born November 3, 1950 in Yorkshire, UK) is an English football coach, currently assistant manager at Shrewsbury Town. ... The 2002-2003 season was the 123rd season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 2002 to July 2003: // England national team Key: ECQ = 2004 European Championship qualifiers, F = Friendly; scores are written England first European club competitions UEFA Champions League Manchester United - Quarter finals Arsenal - Second group phase...

Crystal Palace

On 21 December 2003, Dowie was appointed manager of Crystal Palace, inheriting a squad with low morale and occupying 19th place in Division One. However, under his leadership, the club went on an impressive run that included 17 wins from 23 games after he took over, until the end of the season, enabling the club to finish in sixth place in Division One, just scraping into the Division One play-off places. This feat was attributed to complete change in the atmosphere and training regime at the club, including a tougher disciplinary regime, introduced by Dowie. After beating Sunderland in the semi-final, on penalties, the club beat Dowie's former club West Ham by a single goal in the final for a place in the Premiership. Unfortunately, the club lasted only one season there, being relegated on the final day of the season when Charlton scored a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw. is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Current season Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in North-East England. ... Current season West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, and have played their home matches at the 35,303 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Current season Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. ...

Dowie, however, impressed as a manager. He remained at Palace when the club was relegated to the Championship despite rumours that he was approached by other Premiership clubs to take over. The only actual report of a club approaching Palace to speak to Dowie was when Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric approached Palace Chairman Simon Jordan to speak to Dowie, in November 2005. Jordan refused this approach, and for the meantime Dowie remained at Selhurst Park. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast island city of Portsmouth. ... Milan Mandaric is a Serbian business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football (soccer) clubs who currently owns English club Portsmouth F.C.. He was born in the former Yugoslavia, in Lika (now in Croatia) in 19?? and grew up in the Serbian city of Novi... Simon Jordan (born 24 September 1967, Thornton Heath, United Kingdom) is the chairman of Crystal Palace Football Club, a football club who are, as of the 2006-2007 season, in the Championship, the second level of English football. ... Selhurst Park is a football stadium located in the south London suburb of South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon. ...

In 2004, when discussing Crystal Palace's start to the Premiership season, he coined the word "bouncebackability" in discussing their ability to bounce back from the adversity during their Division One season and their habit of conceding early goals. This word gained cult popularity within the footballing world and particularly with the Sky Sports TV program Soccer AM. In 2005 it was included in the Collins Dictionary and has subsequently been used in a promotional campaign for UK Fostering. For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of 9 channels. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football show presented by Helen Chamberlain and Andy Goldstein. ... Collins was a Scottish printing company founded by a schoolmaster, William Collins, in Glasgow in 1819. ...

Dowie left Crystal Palace by 'mutual consent' on 22 May 2006 following discussions with Chairman Simon Jordan.^[1] Jordan was however infuriated when just eight days later, on 30 May 2006, Premiership club Charlton Athletic unveiled Dowie as their new manager. is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Simon Jordan (born 24 September 1967, Thornton Heath, United Kingdom) is the chairman of Crystal Palace Football Club, a football club who are, as of the 2006-2007 season, in the Championship, the second level of English football. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Current season Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. ...

Jordan then issued Dowie with a writ, claiming that he had misled him about his reasons for leaving Crystal Palace.^[2] Dowie, however, insisted this was not the case, and was publicly backed by both Charlton Athletic Chief Executive Peter Varney, who branded the writ a sad and pathetic publicity stunt, and Chairman Richard Murray, who was adamant that his legal team could find no grounds for the writ to be upheld, and suggested that there may be more personal reasons behind the writ being issued.^[3] The case was heard in the London High Court in the summer of 2007, and on 14 June The Hon. Mr Justice Tugendhat ruled that Dowie had lied when negotiating his way out of his contract. Dowie has since won the right to appeal that decision and the case will be heard in the New Year at some point Founded in 1905, Charlton Athletic F.C. play at The Valley, in Charlton, southeast London. ... Richard Murray is the Charlton Athletic Football Club Chairman. ... Her Majestys High Court of Justice (usually known more simply as the High Court) is, together with the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal, part of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales (which under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, is to be known as the... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Charlton Athletic

When Iain Dowie took over at the Valley, he was given more money than any previous manager to spend on players, but was unable to prevent the team suffering a disastrous start to the Premiership campaign. Despite this, the team reached the quarter final of the Football League Cup for the first time in their history. Unfortunately, Dowie was unable to lift the team away from the relegation zone of the Premiership and build on the success of former manager Alan Curbishley, resulting in him and the club parting company on the evening of 13 November 2006, after just 15 games in charge - 12 in the Premiership.^[4] The Carling Cup Trophy The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Llewellyn Charles Curbishley (born 8 November 1957 in Forest Gate, East London), more commonly known as Alan Curbishley, is a former professional footballer and the current manager of West Ham United. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Soon after his departure from Charlton, in December 2006, he was linked with the vacant managers job at Hull City, but reportedly turned down the position.^[5] Hull City Association Football Club is an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. ...

Coventry City

Dowie was unveiled as Coventry City manager on 19 February 2007. He found immediate success at the club with a number of wins but towards the end of the season their form dropped off and the Sky Blues finished 17th in the Championship table.^{[6] [7]} Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an association football club based in Coventry, England. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

On August 29, Dowie was linked with the vacant manager's position at Leicester City following the dismissal of Martin Allen. Coventry City dismissed claims that an approach was even made and that any approach would be 'firmly rebuffed'.^[8] These rumors renewed again on October 24 when Gary Megson left Leicester to manage Bolton. Dowie refused to comment on the speculation.^[9] On February 11, 2008 Coventry City announced that Ian Dowie had been released from his contract as manager ^[10], which was officially cited as being due to significant differences of opinion between the management team and the Board as to how the club should be going forward. is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) is an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... Martin James Allen (born August 18, 1965 in Reading, England) is a former footballer and currently manager of Leicester City. ... is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gareth John Megson (born 2 May 1959 in Manchester) is a former English footballer and manager. ... Bolton Wanderers F.C. is an English professional football club. ... is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Currently without a club, Dowie is an occasional pundit on BBC's Match of the Day 2.

Trivia

• Dowie has a Masters degree in mechanical engineering, which he believes helps him to be logical and analytical in his approach to football management.
• Dowie gives credit for his success at Crystal Palace to his brother and director of football Bob, and John Harbin, the Australian fitness coach Dowie met while manager of Oldham.
• Dowie has broken his nose 25 times^[11]

Bob Dowie is a football coach. ... Australian fitness coach to Crystal Palace F.C.. Came to football from a Rugby league background, first worked alongside Iain Dowie at Oldham Athletic. ...

Managerial stats

As at 17:07, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Queens Park Rangers		September 28, 1998	October 16, 1998	2	1	1	0	50.00
Oldham Athletic		May 31, 2002	December 19, 2003	82	31	23	28	37.80
Crystal Palace		December 22, 2003	May 22, 2006	123	50	44	29	40.65
Charlton Athletic		May 30, 2006	November 13, 2006	12	2	8	2	16.66
Coventry City		February 19, 2007	February 11, 2008	43	18	17	8	41.86

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References

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External links

• Iain Dowie career stats at Soccerbase
• Iain Dowie management career stats at Soccerbase
• Northern Ireland profile