Mitchell Downie

Mitchell Downie
Personal information
Date of birth	9 September 1923
Place of birth	Troon, Scotland
Date of death	12 July 2001 (aged 77)
Place of death	Bradford, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1943–1946	Hibernian
1946–1947	Kilmarnock
1947–1950	Airdrie
1950–1954	Bradford Park Avenue
1954–1959	Lincoln City
1959	Goole Town
1959–1963	Bradford City
1963–1964	Doncaster Rovers
1964	Altrincham
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mitchell Downie (9 September 1923 – 12 July 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.^[1] Active in both Scotland and England, Downie made over 500 appearances in Scottish and English league football.

Career

Born in Troon, Downie began his career during World War II with Hibernian.^[2] His professional career began in 1946 with Kilmarnock, and he later played for Airdrie, Bradford Park Avenue, Lincoln City, Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers, making a total of 563 appearances in Scottish and English league football.^[3]

Downie also played non-league football with Goole Town and Altrincham.

^ "Mitchell Downie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ "Downie, Mitchell". www.ihibs.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
^ Mitchell Downie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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