Ryan Dow

Ryan Dow (born 7 June 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dunfermline Athletic.

Ryan Dow

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Dow
Date of birth	(1991-06-07) 7 June 1991
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Playing position(s)	Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team	Dunfermline Athletic
Number	11
Youth career
	Dundee
2005–2007	Dundee United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2016	Dundee United	93	(8)
2011	→ Forfar Athletic (loan)	11	(3)
2016–2019	Ross County	43	(1)
2018–2019	→ Peterhead (loan)	12	(3)
2019	Peterhead	18	(2)
2019–	Dunfermline Athletic	22	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:22, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

A product of the Dundee United youth system, he turned professional in 2007. After making his first team debut in 2011, he went on to become a first team regular after a spell on loan to Forfar Athletic. He left Dundee United in the 2016 close season and signed for Ross County in September. Dow moved to Peterhead during the 2018–19 season, initially on loan. In May 2019 he signed for Dunfermline Athletic on a one-year contract.

Early life

Ryan Dow was born in Dundee on 7 June 1991. He attended Harris Academy in the city, and was part of the school football team that won the Scottish Schools' Shield in 2005. having previously been attached to Dundee as a youth player, Dow joined Dundee United in 2005, going on to sign a professional contract in June 2007.[1]

Playing career

Dundee United

Dow's first involvement with the Dundee United first team came in July 2007, when he appeared as a substitute in a pre-season friendly against Airdrie United. Over the next three years he established himself in the Dundee United youth and reserve sides, and was top scorer for the under-19 team in season 2008–09.[1] It was announced in July 2009 that Dow would be joining Forfar Athletic on loan,[2] but the move was never completed.

Dow made his competitive debut for the Dundee United first team on 1 May 2010, at home to Rangers. After coming on as an early substitute, he set up United's goal in the 2–1 defeat.[3] Dow was named man of the match and, shortly afterwards, he signed a contract extension until 2012.[4]

Dow was named in 12 matchday squads during the 2010–11 season, but made only one substitute appearance, against St Mirren in November 2010.[1] He was loaned out to Forfar Athletic in March 2011 for the remainder of the season, to gain experience.[5] He made twelve appearances for the Second Division club, scoring three goals and helping them reach the promotion play-offs.[6] Dow later described his time at Forfar as "a great experience... It does toughen you up when you go down to the lower leagues".[7]

Over the next two seasons, Dow began to feature more regularly in the Dundee United squad. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 September 2011, when he opened the scoring in a Scottish League Cup tie against Airdrie United.[8] He signed an extended contract in October 2011, keeping him at Dundee United until 2014.[9] His first league goal came on 11 May 2013, in a 2–1 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[10]

Dow began to play more regularly after Jackie McNamara became Dundee United manager in 2013. He was selected to start in the first match of the 2013–14 season, ahead of more established players like Gary Mackay-Steven.[7] As the season progressed, Dow was often selected in the middle of a front three formation, despite strong competition for the attacking positions in the team.[11] He later had an extended run in the first team and scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–1 win over Motherwell on 21 February 2014.[12] His second goal came on 26 March 2014, as Dundee United beat Inverness 2–1.[13] Then, on 26 April 2014, Dow scored his third goal of the season in a 5–1 win over Motherwell.[14] On 13 May 2014, Dow signed a new contract until 2016, ending three months of negotiations.[15][16] A few days after signing his new deal, Dow started in the Scottish Cup Final, as Dundee United lost 2–0 to St Johnstone.[17]

Dow was released by Dundee United at the end of the 2015–16 season, with the club having been relegated to the Scottish Championship.[18]

Ross County

Dow signed for Ross County on 9 September 2016, having recovered from injury.[19] He extended his contract with Ross County for a further two years in May 2017.[20] Dow left Ross County on 3 January 2019, by mutual consent having made 54 appearances for the club scoring only 1 goal.[21]

Peterhead

On 14 September 2018, Dow joined Scottish League Two side Peterhead on loan until January 2019.[22] On 3 January 2019, he left Ross County and joined Peterhead on a free transfer.[23]

Dunfermline Athletic

Following a successful spell with Peterhead, it was announced on 14 May 2019, that Dow had signed a one-year deal with Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic.[24] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 win away to Scottish Premiership side St Mirren in the group stage of the League Cup.[25]

Career statistics

As of 8 March 2020 [26]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dundee United	2009–10[27]	Scottish Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2010–11[28]		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2011–12[29]		10	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	11	1
	2012–13[30]		12	1	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	14	1
	2013–14[31]	Scottish Premiership	26	3	4	0	1	1	—		31	4
	2014–15[32]		24	2	4	2	4	1	—		32	5
	2015–16[33]		18	2	3	0	0	0	—		21	2
	Total		93	8	12	2	6	3	1	0	112	13
Forfar Athletic (loan)	2010–11[28]	Scottish Second Division	11	3	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	12	3
Ross County	2016–17[34]	Scottish Premiership	23	1	1	0	0	0	—		24	1
	2017–18[35]		18	0	0	0	5	0	—		23	0
	2018–19[36]	Scottish Championship	2	0	0	0	4	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	7	0
	Total		43	1	1	0	9	0	1	0	54	4
Peterhead (loan)	2018–19[36]	Scottish League Two	12	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	3
Peterhead	2018–19[36]	Scottish League Two	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2
Dunfermline Athletic	2019–20[37]	Scottish Championship	22	5	1	0	5	1	0	0	28	6
Career total			199	22	16	2	20	4	3	0	238	28

1. Appearance in the Europa League
2. Appearance in the First Division play-offs
3. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Hounors

Peterhead

• Scottish League Two: 2018-19

References

1. "First team - Ryan Dow". Dundee United F.C. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
2. "KEEPER SIGNS PRE CONTRACT". Dundee United F.C. 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
3. Lindsay, Clive (1 May 2010). "Dundee United 1 - 2 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
4. "Tannadice duo extend Dundee United contracts". BBC Sport. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
5. "Dow goes straight in for Forfar". Press and Journal. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
6. "Games played by Ryan Dow in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
7. Robertson, Neil (10 August 2013). "Dundee United v Inverness: Patient Ryan Dow aiming to cement his place". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
8. "Terrors made to work at Airdrie". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
9. "Ryan Dow agrees new deal at Dundee United". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
10. Spence, Jim (11 May 2013). "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 - 2 Dundee United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
11. Gordon, Moira (9 March 2014). "Tide has turned for Dundee United's Ryan Dow". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
12. Southwick, Andrew (21 February 2014). "Scottish Premiership: Dundee United 3-1 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
13. Southwick, Andrew (26 March 2014). "Scottish Premiership: Dundee United 2-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
14. Sutherland, Jonathan (26 April 2014). "Dundee United 5 - 1 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
15. "CONTRACT EXTENSIONS FOR DOW AND McCALLUM". Dundee United F.C. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
16. "Ryan Dow opens talks over new deal at Dundee United". The Courier. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
17. Wilson, Richard (17 May 2014). "Scottish Cup Final: St Johnstone 2 - 0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
18. Nicolson, Eric (4 May 2016). "Dundee United confirm eight released". The Courier. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
19. "Ryan Dow signs on at Ross County until the end of the season". Ross County FC. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
20. Dowden, Martin (9 May 2017). "Ross County: Ryan Dow agrees two-year contract extension". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
21. "Ryan Dow Departs the Club". Ross County. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
22. "Peterhead confirm loan signing of Ross County forward Ryan Dow". Press and Journal. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
23. "Ryan returns after Ross County release". Peterhead FC. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
24. "Dow is a Par". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
25. Duncan, Thomas (14 July 2019). "St Mirren 2–3 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
26. Ryan Dow at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
27. "Games played by Ryan Dow in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
28. "Games played by Ryan Dow in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
29. "Games played by Ryan Dow in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
30. "Games played by Ryan Dow in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
31. "Games played by Ryan Dow in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
32. "Games played by Ryan Dow in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
33. "Games played by Ryan Dow in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
34. "Games played by Ryan Dow in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
35. "Games played by Ryan Dow in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
36. "Games played by Ryan Dow in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
37. "Games played by Ryan Dow in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

External links

• Ryan Dow at Soccerbase