John Downes

DEFENCE

John Downes

Stevenage career: 1979-81

42 (0) Appearances #247 all-time
3 Goals #222 all-time
50% Win Rate #156 all-time
1 Sep 1979 Debut v Dunstable (H)
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Factfile

Position
Defence
Years
1979-81

Biography

John Downes was one of Boro’s original few; signed in 1979 as the club took the step up to senior football for the first time. The defender would continue to ply his trade for us into the 1980-1 season when we found a home in the United Counties League too. Midway through that campaign, however, he departed Broadhall Way.

At the moment, we don’t have full data for the 1979-80 season.

Statistics

Appearances 42 #247 all-time
Starts 42
Off the Bench 0
Goals 3 #222 all-time
Wins 21
Defeats 11
Yellow Cards 0
Red Cards 1
Win Rate 50.0% #156 all-time

Career Timeline

27
1979-80 3 goals
Debut season Most appearances Most goals
15
1980-81 0 goals
Final season
Season Starts Subs Goals YC RC Wins Defeats Apps Win %
1980-81 15 0 0 0 1 10 1 15 66.67%
1979-80 27 0 3 0 0 11 10 27 40.74%

Overall

Games played 42
Win rate 50%

League

Games played 32
Win rate 46.88%

Cup

Games played 10
Win rate 60%

Matches

Match-by-match playing record for Stevenage.

1980-81

15 Apps 0 Goals 0 YC 1 RC 0 Sub On 0 Sub Off
Sat 16 Aug
H UCL1
ON Chenecks
3-1
Mon 25 Aug
H UCL1
Sharnbrook
4-1
Sat 30 Aug
H UCL1
Burton Park Wanderers
6-0
Sat 25 Oct
H UCL1
Raunds Town
3-1
Sat 1 Nov
A UCL1
Newport Pagnell Town
1-1
Sat 8 Nov
H UCL1
Newport Pagnell Town
3-0
Sat 22 Nov
H UCL1
Corby Gainsborough
2-2
Sat 29 Nov
A UCL1
Burton Park Wanderers
5-2
Sat 6 Dec
H UCL1
British Timken Athletic
11-1
Sat 13 Dec
A UCL1
Towcester Town
Red card
1-4
Sat 20 Dec
H UCLCQF
Higham Town
3-1
Sat 27 Dec
H UCL1
Cottingham
3-2
Sat 3 Jan
H UCL1
Irchester United
0-0
Sat 10 Jan
A UCL1
ON Chenecks
2-2
Mon 4 May
H UCLCF
Thrapston Town
3-0