Paul Downing (footballer)

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Paul Downing
Personal information
Full namePaul Michael Downing
Date of birth (1991-10-26) 26 October 1991
Place of birthTaunton, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubWalsall
Number12
Youth career
2007–2009West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2012West Bromwich Albion0(0)
2010→ Hereford United (loan)6(0)
2010–2011→ Rotherham United (loan)0(0)
2011→ Shrewsbury Town loan)0(0)
2011–2012→ Barnet (loan)26(0)
2012–Walsall58(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:25, 18 January 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Paul Michael Downing (born 26 October 1991) is an English footballer who is currently signed to Walsall[1] after being released by West Bromwich Albion as a defender. He is the nephew of former footballer and manager, and current assistant head coach of West Brom Keith Downing. His older brother Leigh was formerly at the West Brom academy as a scholar.[2]

Career

Downing was born in Taunton, and came through the youth ranks at West Brom, and is part of the club's development squad. He has signed a pro contract that lasts until June 2012, with an option of a further year in the club's favour.[3] He made the bench for a 0-0 draw against Blackburn in the Premier League on 24 May 2009.[4] He went on a one month loan deal to Hereford United on 25 January 2010, along with West Brom team mate Lateef Elford-Alliyu.[5] He was given the squad number 16, and made his debut on 2 February in a 2-0 win against Lincoln City at Edgar Street.[6] He was sent off on his final appearance, a 5-0 loss to eventual league winners Notts County on 27 February.[7] He made six appearances during his loan spell.[8] On 25 November 2010 he signed on loan for Rotherham United until 4 January.[9] On 31 January 2011 he signed on loan for Shrewsbury Town, after making no appearances at Rotherham.[10] He made no appearances before returning to West Brom.[11] On 3 November 2011 he signed on loan for League Two team Barnet, initially on a one month deal.[12] He made his debut on 8 November in a 2-0 win in the Football League Trophy against Cheltenham Town.[13] On 17 November Barnet extended the loan deal to allow him to remain there until 2 January.[14] On 19 January 2012 the loan deal was extended again to allow him to remain at Barnet until 28 February.[15] On 29 February the loan deal was extended again, this time until the end of the season.[16] He was sent off for the second time in his career during a 1-1 draw with Rotherham on 3 March.[17] When Paul returned to West Bromwich Albion at the end of the 2011–12 season the club announced that they were not offering a new contract to Paul. On 24 May 2012 Paul was released after three years at the club, but never made an appearance. On 1 August 2012, he signed for League One team Walsall.[18] He made his debut on 1 September in a 2-2 draw against Brentford.[19]

Career statistics

As of 18 January 2014.[20]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Brom 2009–10 0000000000
2010–11 0000000000
2011–12 0000000000
Hereford United (loan) 2009–10 6000000060
Rotherham United (loan) 2010–11 0000000000
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2010–11 0000000000
Barnet (loan) 2011–12 260200040320
Walsall 2012–13 311000000321
2013–14 270202010320
Career total 9014020601021

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "Assistant head coach" West Bromwich Albion F.C. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "West Bromwich Albion Team Profiles: Paul Downing" West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Blackburn 0-0 West Brom" West Bromwich Albion F.C. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Hereford sign West Brom's Downing and Elford Alliyu" BBC Sport. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Hereford 2-0 Lincoln" BBC Sport. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Notts County 5-0 Hereford" BBC Sport. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Paul Downing Football Stats Season 2009/2010" Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "Rotherham sign Will Atkinson & Paul Downing" BBC Sport. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "Shrewsbury sign Davis, Nicholls and Downing" BBC Sport. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Paul Downing Football Stats" Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  12. ↑ "Barnet sign defenders Paul Downing and Michael Hector" BBC Sport. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  13. ↑ "Cheltenham 0-2 Barnet" BBC Sport. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  14. ↑ "Barnet extend Paul Downing loan deal from West Brom" BBC Sport. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  15. ↑ "Barnet extend deals of Alassane N'Diaye & Paul Downing" BBC Sport. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  16. ↑ "Downing extends loan deal" Yahoo! Eurosport. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  17. ↑ "Barnet 1-1 Rotherham" BBC Sport. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  18. ↑ "Paul Downing & Connor Taylor sign one-year deals for Walsall" BBC Sport. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  19. ↑ "Walsall 2-2 Brentford" BBC Sport. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  20. ↑ Paul Downing career stats at Soccerbase

External links

Walsall F.C. – current squad
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