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Stewart Downing

Aston Villa FC, Middlesbrough FC, Liverpool FC, West Ham United FC
35 appearances, 0 goals

P 35 W 22 D 8 L 5 F 65: A 20
*(actual F 36: A 6)
74% successful
2005-14

disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 1552

Timeline
  Stewart Downing

(*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Birth 22 July 1984 in Middlesbrough, Cleveland [registered in Central Cleveland, August 1984].
 notes: Middlesbrough became part of the county of Cleveland in 1974.
Attended Pallister Park Primary School

Source

Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2004] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Began at Marton FC, before becoming a Middlesbrough FC trainee at their famed academy, before signing professionally on 6 September 2001. Downing was loaned to Sunderland AFC on 29 October 2003, being recalled during an injury crisis.  Following the Teesside club's relegation, Downing joined Aston Villa FC on 16 July 2009 for £12 million. Liverpool FC chased for Downing's signature, and it was eventually achieved, on 13 July 2011, for £20 million. On 13 August 2013, Downing joined West Ham United FC. He rejoined Middlesbrough FC on 16 July 2015 for a £7 million transfer fee, up until he joined Blackburn Rovers FC on 21 June 2019, after being told his contract would not be renewed. He had turned down moves to Sheffield Wednesday FC and Sunderland AFC. On 2 August 2021, Downing announced his retirement from playing.

League honours
510+87 appearances, 50 goals		 Middlesbrough FC 2001-09 157+24 appearances, seventeen goals
debut: 16 August 2014 West Ham United FC 0 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1
Sunderland AFC 2003 loan seven appearances, three goals
debut (division one): 1 November 2003 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 Sunderland AFC 0.
Aston Villa FC 2009-11 61+two appearances, nine goals
debut: (sub) 21 November 2009 Burnley FC 1 Aston Villa FC 1.
Liverpool FC 2011-13 53+twelve appearances, three goals
debut: 13 August 2011 Liverpool FC 1 Sunderland AFC 1.
West Ham United FC 2013-15 66+three appearances, seven goals
debut: (sub) 17 August 2013 West Ham United FC 2 Cardiff City FC 0.
Middlesbrough FC 2015-19 126+27 appearances, nine goals
debut (championship): 9 August 2015 Preston North End FC 0 Middlesbrough FC 0
Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-21 forty+nineteen appearances, two goals.
debut (championship): 3 August 2019 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 Charlton Athletic FC 2.
last (championship): (sub) 8 May 2021 Blackburn Rovers FC 5 Birmingham City FC 2.

Club honours		 Football League Cup winners 2003-04, 2011-12, runners-up 2009-10;
Football League Division One third place 2003-04 (7 apps); Championship runners-up 2015-16 (45), fifth place & play-off semi-finalists 2017-18 (40);
UEFA Cup runners-up 2005-06; 
FA Cup runners-up 2011-12;
Individual honours Middlesbrough FC Young Player of the Season 2003-04; Middlesbrough FC Player of the Season 2004-05, 2007-08;
Aston Villa FC Player of the Season 2010-11; Alan Hardaker Trophy winner 2011-12;
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 11", 10st 6lb. [2004].

Source

Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2004] & ENFA

England Career
Player number 1134th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Attacking left-winger
First match No. 824, 9 February 2005, England 0 Netherlands 0, friendly match at Villa Park, Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, substitute (61), aged 20 years 202 days;
Last match No. 940, 18 November 2014, Scotland 1 England 3, a friendly match at Celtic Park, Kerrydale Street, Parkhead, Glasgow, substituted (ht), aged 30 years 119 days;
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 2006; European Championship Finals 2012;
Team honours None
Individual honours England B (two appearances, two goals), England U21 (seven appearances), England U18.
Distinctions Brother-in-law to Jonathan Woodgate

 

The Numbers
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts sub unused minutes goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
36 35 17 15 ▲20
▼8		 16  1552 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
35 22 8 5 65 20 +45 6 22 1.857 0.571 74.3 +17

 Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 16 8 6 2 33 10 +23 3 10 2.025 0.625 68.8 +6
Away 16 11 2 3 28 10 +18 3 9 1.75 0.625 75.0 +8
Neutral 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 0 3 1.333 0.00 100.0 +3

 Shirt Record

Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Red - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Blue 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 0 2 2.00 0.667 83.3 +2

 Competition Record 

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
WCF 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 0 3 1.333 0.00 100.0 +3
World Cup 4 4 0 0 6 0 +6 0 4 1.50 0.00 100.0 +4

ECP

 13 8 4 1 26 6 +20 2 10 2.00 0.462 76.9 +7
ECF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 00.0 =0
European Championship 13 8 4 1 26 6 +20 2 10 2.00 0.462 76.9 +7
Friendly 18 10 4 4 33 14 +19 4 8 1.833 0.778 66.7 +6
All 35 22 8 5 65 20 +45 6 22 1.857 0.571 74.3 +17

Tournament Record

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2004-06 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 00.0 =0
WCP 2008-10 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
WCP All 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
World Cup Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 2006 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 0 3 1.333 0.00 100.0 +3
WCF All 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 0 3 1.333 0.00 100.0 +3
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 2004-06 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 0 3 1.333 0.00 100.0 +3
WC 2008-10 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
WC All 4 4 0 0 6 0 +6 0 4 1.50 0.00 100.0 +4

European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 2006-08 8 5 2 1 16 2 +14 2 7 2.00 0.25 75.0 +4
ECP 2010-12 5 3 2 0 10 4 +6 0 3 2.00 0.80 80.0 +3
ECP 2014-16 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 00.0 =0
ECP All 13 8 4 1 26 6 +20 2 10 2.00 0.462 76.9 +7
European Championship Final Tournament
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECF 2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 00.0 =0

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 4 4 0 0 6 0 +6 0 4 1.50 0.00 100.0 +4
EC 13 8 4 1 26 6 +20 2 10 2.00 0.462 76.9 +7
17 12 4 1 322 6 +26 2 14 1.882 0.353 82.44 +11

Match History

 Club: Middlesbrough F.C. - 23 full appearances (930 min)

coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson - five full appearances (92 min)x

Age 20
1 824 9 February 2005 - England 0 Netherlands 0, Villa Park, Birmingham (⮀0-0) Fr HD ▲sub 61 19
825 26 March 2005 - England 4 Northern Ireland 0, Old Trafford, Manchester WCP HW squad member
826 30 March 2005 - England 2 Azerbaijan 0, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne HW
827 28 May 2005 - United States 1 England 2, Soldier Field, Chicago tour AW injured
squad member
828 31 May 2005 - Colombia 2 England 3, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NW
  

Age 21
  
1 b 25 May 2006 - England 1 Belarus A 2, Madejski Stadium, Reading Fr HW Start ▼79 11
836 30 May 2006 - England 3 Hungary 1, Old Trafford, Manchester HW unused sub 21
2 837 3 June 2006 - England 6 Jamaica 0, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀5-0) HW ▲sub 77 21
3 838 10 June 2006 - England 1 Paraguay 0, Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt (⮀1-0)
WCF		 NW ▲sub 56
20
4 839 15 June 2006 - England 2 Trinidad & Tobago 0, Frankenstadion, Nürnberg (⮀0-0) NW ▲sub 75
840 20 June 2006 - Sweden 2 England 2, Rhein Energy Stadion, Köln ND unused sub
5 841 25 June 2006 - England 1 Ecuador 0, Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (⮀1-0) NW ▲sub 90
842 1 July 2006 - England 0 Portugal 0ᴭᵀ, Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen ND unused sub

 

coach: Steve McClaren - eleven full appearances (459 min)x


Age 22
6 843 16 August 2006 - England 4 Greece 0, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀4-0) Fr HW Start ▼69 11
7 844 2 September 2006 - England 5 Andorra 0, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀4-0) ECP HW Start ▼64 11
8 845 6 September 2006 - FYR Macedonia 0 England 1, Gradski Stadion, Skopje AW Start 11
9 846 7 October 2006 - England 0 FYR Macedonia 0, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀0-0) ECP HD Start ▼70 11
847 11 October 2006 - Croatia 2 England 0, Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb AL squad member
848 15 November 2006 - Netherlands 1 England 1, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Fr AD withdrawn
squad member
10 849 7 February 2007 - England 0 Spain 1, Old Trafford, Manchester (⮀0-1) Fr HL ▲sub 74 20
11 850 24 March 2007 - Israel 0 England 0, The National Stadium, Ramat Gan (⮀0-0) ECP AD ▲sub 83 16
12 851 28 March 2007 - Andorra 0 England 3, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona AW Start 8
2 b 25 May 2007 - England 3 Albania A 1, Turf Moor, Burnley Fr HW ▲sub 10
37,58		 17
13 852 1 June 2007 - England 1 Brazil 1, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-0) HD ▲sub 62 20
14 853 6 June 2007 - Estonia 0 England 3, A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (⮀0-3) ECP AW ▲sub 75 16

Age 23
854 22 August 2007 - England 1 Germany 2,, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HL unused sub 19
855 8 September 2007 - England 3 Israel 0,, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW unused sub 16
15 856 12 September 2007 - England 3 Russia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀3-0) HW ▲sub 90 16
857 13 October 2007 - England 3 Estonia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW squad member
16 858 17 October 2007 - Russia 2 England 1, Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva (⮀2-1) AL ▲sub 80 17
859 16 November 2007 - Austria 0 England 1,, Ernst-Happel Stadion, Wien Fr AW unused sub 19
860 21 November 2007 - England 2 Croatia 3, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HL squad member

 

manager: Fabio Capello - 16 full appearances (795 min)x

861 6 February 2008 - England 2 Switzerland 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW preliminary
squad member
17 862 26 March 2008 - France 1 England 0, Stade de France, Saint-Denis (⮀1-0) Fr AL ▲sub ht 17
863 28 May 2008 - England 2 United States 0, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 23
18 864 1 June 2008 - Trinidad & Tobago 0 England 3, Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain AW Start 6

Age 24
19 865 20 August 2008 - England 2 Czech Republic 2, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-2) Fr HD ▲sub 69 18
20 866 6 September 2008 - Andorra 0 England 2, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona (⮀0-0) WCP AW Start ▼ht 10
867 10 September 2008 - Croatia 1 England 4,, Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb AW unused sub 15
868 11 October 2008 - England 5 Kazakhstan 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW squad member
869 15 October 2008 - Belarus 1 England 3, Dinamo Stadion, Minsk AW
21 870 19 November 2008 - Germany 1 England 2, Olympiastadion, Berlin Fr AW Start 10
22 871 11 February 2009 - Spain 2 England 0, Estádio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Sevilla (⮀1-0) Fr AL Start ▼ht 10
23 872 28 March 2009 - England 4 Slovakia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) Fr HW ▲sub ht 18
873 1 April 2009 - England 2 Ukraine 1, The National Stadium, Wembley WCP HW squad member
  

 Club: Aston Villa F.C. - four full appearances (112 min)  

Age 25
882 3 March 2010 - England 3 Egypt 1, The National Stadium, Wembleyy Fr HW unused sub 23
  

Age 26
892 12 October 2010 - England 0 Montenegro 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HD unused sub 17
  
24 894 9 February 2011 - Denmark 1 England 2, Parken Stadion, København (⮀1-2) Fr AW ▲sub 68 17
25 895 26 March 2011 - Wales 0 England 2, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (⮀0-2) ECP AW ▲sub 82 16
26 896 29 March 2011 - England 1 Ghana 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start 11
27 897 4 June 2011 - England 2 Switzerland 2, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀2-2) ECP HD ▲sub 82 17

 Club: Liverpool F.C. - seven full appearances (448 min)  

Age 27
898 10 August 2011 - England vs. Netherlands, The National Stadium, Wembley - match postponed Fr Hpp squad member
28 898 2 September 2011 - Bulgaria 0 England 3, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija ECP AW Start 11
29 899 6 September 2011 - England 1 Wales 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀1-0) HW Start ▼79 7
30 900 7 October 2011 - Montenegro 2 England 2, Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica (⮀1-2) ECP AD ▲sub 60 16
31 901 12 November 2011 - England 1 Spain 0, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-0) Fr HW ▲sub ht 20
32 902 15 November 2011 - England 1 Sweden 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW Start 11

 

caretaker manager: Stuart Pearce - one full appearances (29 min)x

33 903 29 February 2012 - England 2 Netherlands 3, The National Stadium, Wembley (⮀0-2) Fr HL ▲sub 61 18

 

manager: Roy Hodgson - two full appearances (140 min)x

34 904 26 May 2012 - Norway 0 England 1, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo (⮀0-1) Fr AW Start ▼85 11
905 2 June 2012 - England 1 Belgium 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW unused sub 18
906 11 June 2012 - France 1 England 1, Donbass Arena, Donetsk
ECF		 ND
unused sub
19
907 15 June 2012 - Sweden 2 England 3, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv NW
908 19 June 2012 - England 1 Ukraine 0, Donbass Arena, Donetsk AW
909 24 June 2012 - England 0 Italy 0ᴭᵀ, Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv ND
  

 Club: West Ham United F.C. - one full appearance (45 min)  

Age 30
939 15 November 2014 - England 3 Slovenia 1, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW unused sub 19
35 940 18 November 2014 - Scotland 1 England 3, Celtic Park, Glasgow (⮀0-1) Fr AW Start ▼ht 8
  

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