Tony O'Dowd is a retired goalkeeper.

Career

The 2007 season marked O'Dowd's second spell with Shelbourne, having started his league career with where he won his first under 21 international cap before being signed by Leeds United

Leeds United A.F.C.

Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...

. He returned from Leeds and played with Kilkenny City

Kilkenny City A.F.C.

Kilkenny City A.F.C. was an Irish football club. The club played in the First Division of the League of Ireland until 18 January 2008 when they announced that they resigned their position in the league citing “lack of finance, poor results and paltry attendances”.The club hails from Kilkenny and...

, St. Patrick's Athletic

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.

St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...

, Derry City

Derry City F.C.

Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...

, Shamrock Rovers

Shamrock Rovers F.C.

Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...

, Drogheda United and Malahide United before returning to the Reds. In the 2007 Season

Shelbourne F.C. Season 2007

In the 2007 season, Shelbourne finished 5th in the League of Ireland First Division.-Club Information:-Commercial partners:-Coaching and Medical staff:-Exodus:This is the squad that completed the 2006 season, winning the Premier Division in the process....

 with Shelbourne, O'Dowd made 25 league appearances and delivered many impressive displays. Despite impressing in his second spell at Tolka Park

Tolka Park

Tolka Park is an Irish football ground located in the north Dublin suburb of Drumcondra, on the northern banks of the River Tolka. It is currently the home ground of League of Ireland club Shelbourne...

, O'Dowd was released by Shelbourne at the end of the 2007 season.

He made his Rovers debut on 20 September 1998 keeping a clean sheet against his old club Derry City and was awarded the Player of the Year in his first season.

With Derry he had won the League in 1997.

His brother Greg played for Rovers in the late 90s.

Honours

• League of Ireland
  League of Ireland
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  • 1996/1997 - Derry City
    Derry City F.C.
    Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...
    
    

• Player of the Year:
  • Shamrock Rovers - 1998/99

• Yorkshire Regional Masters Football Champion:
  • Leeds United Masters - 2011

External links

• Tony O'Dowd's profile at www.shelbournefc.com