James Rowe (footballer, born 1991)

For other people named James Rowe, see James Rowe (disambiguation).

James Michael Rowe (born 21 October 1991) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Aldershot Town.^[1]

James Rowe

Personal information
Full name	James Michael Rowe
Date of birth	(1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Oxford, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Aldershot Town
Number	8
Youth career
2006–2007	Southampton
2008–2010	Reading
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Reading	0	(0)
2009	→ Basingstoke Town (loan)	1	(0)
2011	→ Lewes (loan)	2	(0)
2011–2013	Forest Green Rovers	42	(0)
2013–2015	Tranmere Rovers	26	(3)
2015–2017	Cheltenham Town	60	(1)
2017–	Aldershot Town	71	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:35, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Oxford,^[2] 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. Whilst at Reading he spent time on loan at Basingstoke Town in 2009 and Lewes in 2011.^[3][4][5]

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.^[6] He made his Forest Green debut on the opening day of the 2011–12 Conference Premier season against Stockport County.^[7] He left Forest Green in April 2013 after two seasons with the club.^[8]

He joined League One side Tranmere Rovers on trial in July 2013 and earned a one-year contract.^[9][10] 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.^[11][12] On 2 May 2014, it was announced that he had signed a new one-year contract to stay with Tranmere for another season.^[13]

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.^[14] 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.^[15]

Rowe was released by Tranmere by mutual consent on 2 February 2015.^[16]

On 5 August 2015 Cheltenham Town manager Gary Johnson confirmed that Rowe would join the club for the 2015–16 season.^[17]

On 31 July 2017 Gary Waddock signed Rowe after a successful trial to Aldershot Town on a one-year contract.^[18] Despite being released by Aldershot at the end of the 2017–18 season,^[19] Rowe was given the opportunity to re-trial with the Hampshire-based side and subsequently signed a new one-year deal in July 2018.^[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 September 2018

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reading	2010–11[21]	Championship	—		—		—		—		—
Basingstoke Town (loan)	2009–10[3]	Conference South	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Lewes (loan)	2010–11[22]	Conference South	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Forest Green Rovers	2011–12[22]	Conference Premier	28	0	1	0	—		2[a]	0	31	0
	2012–13[22]		14	0	1	0	—		1[a]	0	16	0
	Forest Green total		42	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	47	0
Tranmere Rovers	2013–14[23]	League One	19	1	1	0	3	0	1[b]	0	24	1
	2014–15[24]	League Two	7	2	2	0	1	0	2[b]	0	12	2
	Tranmere total		26	3	3	0	4	0	3	0	36	3
Cheltenham Town	2015–16[25]	National League	28	1	0	0	0	0	3[a]	0	31	1
	2016–17[26]	League Two	32	0	1	0	2	0	3[c]	0	38	0
	Cheltenham total		60	1	1	0	2	0	6	0	69	1
Aldershot Town	2017–18[22]	National League	40	3	2	0	—		1[d]	0	43	3
	2018–19[22]	National League	9	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	0
	Aldershot total		49	3	2	0	—		1	0	52	3
Career total			180	7	8	0	6	0	13	0	207	7

1. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
2. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
3. Appearance in the EFL Trophy
4. Appearance in the National League play-offs

Honours

Cheltenham Town

Vanarama National League Winners: 2015-16^[27]

References

1. "Chester grab first win as Shots lose their spark". Farnham Herald. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
2. "James Rowe". 11v11. Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
3. "James Rowe". Basingstoke Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
4. "Adam Federici signs new Reading FC contract". Reading Post. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
5. Griggs, Howard (2 February 2011). "Two more leave Lewes". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
6. "Forest Green Rovers land James Rowe". BBC Sport. 2 August 2011.
7. "Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Stockport County". BBC. 12 August 2011.
8. "Rovers release Rowe but the Saul man stays for another season". The Citizen. Gloucester. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
9. Hilton, Nick (30 August 2013). "Tranmere's James Rowe happy to give manager Ronnie Moore a headache". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
10. "James Rowe: Tranmere Rovers sign ex-Forest Green midfielder". BBC Sport. 19 July 2013.
11. "Tranmere 2–0 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 6 August 2013.
12. "Tranmere Rovers 3–2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
13. "James Rowe signs one-year contract". BBC Sport. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
14. "Tranmere Rovers 1–1 York City". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
15. "Tranmere 3 – 1 Portsmouth". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
16. "Rowe released by Tranmere". skysports. Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
17. "James Rowe is Cheltenham Town's 15th new signing of the summer". Cheltenham Town F.C. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
18. "Triallist Rowe Earns Shots Deal". 31 July 2017.
19. "Aldershot Town: Cheye Alexander and Jim Kellerman among six to leave". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
20. "Rowe Re-Joins The Shots". Aldershot Town Official Site. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
21. "Games played by James Rowe in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
22. "J. Rowe". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
23. "Games played by James Rowe in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
24. "Games played by James Rowe in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
25. "James Rowe in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
26. "Games played by James Rowe in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
27. "Cheltenham players mobbed by fans". BBC Sport.

External links

• James Rowe at Soccerbase