Eddie Dowdall

Edward "Eddie" George Dowdall (birth registered July–September 1901 — death registered January→March 1968 (aged 66)) birth registered Newport district, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s, and 1930s playing club level rugby union (RU) for Newport RFC, as a Scrum-half (alongside Jack Wetter), and playing club level rugby league (RL) for Wigan, and St. Helens, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 6, or 7, his death was registered Newport district.

Notable tour matches

Eddie Dowdall played in Newport RFC's 10-13 defeat by New Zealand (RU) during the 1924–25 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France at Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales on Thursday 2 October 1924, and played in the 0-0 draw with New Zealand Māori (RU) during the 1926–27 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour at Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales on Thursday 21 October 1926.

Club career

Eddie Dowdall joined Wigan in 1927 with a signing-on fee of £500 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £79,180 in 2014), and made his début for Wigan as a Stand-off/Five-eighth in the 51-11 victory over Pemberton Rangers ARLFC (Pemberton, Wigan) at Central Park, Wigan on Friday 12 February 1927, and played his last match for Wigan as a Stand-off/Five-eighth in the 8-15 defeat by Leigh at Central Park, Wigan on Friday 25 February 1928, he joined St. Helens in 1929 with a transfer fee of £200 to £300 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £32,020 to 48,030 in 2014), and made his début for St. Helens as a Scrum-half/Halfback in the 32-2 victory over Lindley ARLFC (Lindley, Huddersfield) at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 9 February 1929, scored his only try for St. Helens as a Scrum-half/Halfback in the 18-5 victory over York at Clarence Street, York on Saturday 30 November 1929, and played his last match for St. Helens as a Scrum-half/Halfback in the 5-22 defeat by Warrington at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 18 January 1930.

Eddie Dowdall's marriage to Ada E. Newman was registered during April→June 1929 in Prescot district. Eddie Dowdall was "possibly" the nephew of the rugby union fullback of the 1880s for Newport RFC, Fred Dowdall[1].