Career
Notable tour matches
Eddie Dowdall played in Newport Reconstruction Finance Corporation"s 10-13 defeat by New Zealand (RU) during the 1924-1925 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 1926-1927 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 Saint 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 Saint Helens as a scrum-half/halfback in the 32-2 victory over Lindley ARLFC (Lindley, Huddersfield) at Knowsley Road, Saint Helens on Saturday 9 February 1929, scored his only try for Saint 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 Saint 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 East. Newman was registered during April→June 1929 in Prescot district.
