James Rowe (footballer)

James Rowe
Personal information
Full name James Michael Rowe
Date of birth (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Cheltenham Town
Number 18
Youth career
2006–2007 Southampton
2008–2010 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Reading 0 (0)
2009Basingstoke Town (loan) 1 (0)
2011Lewes (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2013 Forest Green Rovers 42 (0)
2013–2015 Tranmere Rovers 26 (3)
2015– Cheltenham Town 16 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:50, 3 February 2016 (UTC).


James Michael Rowe is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cheltenham Town.

Career

Born in Oxford,[1] Rowe began his career in the Academy at Southampton before joining Reading, where after two years in the under-18 squad, he was handed a first year professional contract and shirt number. Whilst at Reading he spent time on loan at Basingstoke Town in 2009 and Lewes in 2011.[2][3][4]

He left Reading without making a senior appearance and joined Forest Green Rovers on trial in the summer of 2011. He scored in pre-season friendlies against Hereford United and Cirencester Town and earned a two-year deal with the club.[5] He made his Forest Green debut on the opening day of the 2011–12 Conference Premier season against Stockport County.[6] He left Forest Green in April 2013 after two seasons with the club.[7]

He joined League One side Tranmere Rovers on trial in July 2013 and earned a one-year contract.[8][9] He made his debut in a League Cup first round tie with Mansfield Town on 6 August and scored his first goal in professional football with the winner in Tranmere's 3–2 win over MK Dons in October.[10][11] On 2 May 2014, it was announced that he had signed a new one-year contract to stay with Tranmere for another season.[12]

Rowe's 90th-minute equaliser on the opening day of the 2014–15 season earned Tranmere a 1–1 draw with York City as he scored second professional goal.[13] He fell out of favour after sixth game of the season and missed two months before coming back with a winning goal against Portsmouth on 29 November.[14]

Rowe was released by Tranmere by mutual consent on 2 February 2015.[15]

On 5 August 2015 Cheltenham Town manager Gary Johnson confirmed that Rowe would join the club for the 2015-2016 season.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 January 2016.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2010–11[17] Championship
Basingstoke Town (loan) 2009–10[2] Conference South 10 10
Lewes (loan) 2010–11[18] 20 20
Forest Green Rovers 2011–12[18] Conference Premier 280102[lower-alpha 1]0 310
2012–13[18] 140101[lower-alpha 1]0 160
Tranmere Rovers 2013–14[19] League One 19110301[lower-alpha 2]0 241
2014–15[20] League Two 7220102[lower-alpha 2]0 122
Cheltenham Town 2015–16[21][22] National League 16100003[lower-alpha 1]0 191
Career total 934504090 1054
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance in the Football League Trophy

References

  1. "James Rowe". 11v11. Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 "James Rowe". Basingstoke Town F.C. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. "Adam Federici signs new Reading FC contract". Reading Post. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  4. Griggs, Howard (2 February 2011). "Two more leave Lewes". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  5. "Forest Green Rovers land James Rowe". BBC Sport. 2 August 2011.
  6. "Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Stockport County". BBC. 12 August 2011.
  7. "Rovers release Rowe but the Saul man stays for another season". The Citizen. Gloucester. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  8. Hilton, Nick (30 August 2013). "Tranmere's James Rowe happy to give manager Ronnie Moore a headache". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  9. "James Rowe: Tranmere Rovers sign ex-Forest Green midfielder". BBC Sport. 19 July 2013.
  10. "Tranmere 2–0 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 6 August 2013.
  11. "Tranmere Rovers 3–2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  12. "James Rowe signs one-year contract". BBC Sport. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  13. "Tranmere Rovers 1–1 York City". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  14. "Tranmere 3 - 1 Portsmouth". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  15. "Rowe released by Tranmere". skysports. Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  16. "James Rowe is Cheltenham Town's 15th new signing of the summer". Cheltenham Town F.C. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  17. "Games played by James Rowe in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 "Games played by James Rowe in Forest Green". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  19. "Games played by James Rowe in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  20. "Games played by James Rowe in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  21. "Games played by James Rowe in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  22. "Report: Cheltenham 1-0 Grimsby". Cheltenham Town F.C. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.


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