- Darren Rowbotham
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Darren Rowbotham Personal information Full name Darren Rowbotham Date of birth 22 October 1966 Place of birth Cardiff, Wales Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Striker Youth career 1983–1984 Plymouth Argyle Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1984–1987 Plymouth Argyle 46 (2) 1987–1991 Exeter City 118 (46) 1991–1992 Torquay United 14 (3) 1992–1993 Birmingham City 36 (6) 1992 → Mansfield Town (loan) 4 (2) 1993 → Hereford United (loan) 8 (2) 1993–1995 Crewe Alexandra 61 (21) 1995–1996 Shrewsbury Town 40 (9) 1996 → Exeter City (loan) 2 (1) 1996–2000 Exeter City 118 (37) 1999 → Leyton Orient (loan) 6 (0) 2000–2002 Weymouth * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Darren Rowbotham (born 22 October 1966) is a Welsh footballer who played as a forward, making more than 450 appearances in the Football League.
Career
Rowbotham was born in Cardiff, Wales. He began his career as a junior with Plymouth Argyle, and turned professional with the club in November 1984. Three years later he joined local rivals Exeter City.[1] A key player in Exeter winning the Fourth Division title in the 1989–90 season, his goalscoring had linked him with possible moves to top-flight football. However, he sustained a serious knee injury which kept him out of football for a year, after which his career was restricted to the lower divisions of the Football League.[2]
After four years at Exeter, where he scored 58 goals in 142 games in all competitions, he joined Torquay United for a fee of £25,000. Only four months later he moved on again, following his former Exeter manager Terry Cooper to Birmingham City for a fee of £20,000.[1]
Lack of goals for Birmingham resulted in loan spells at Mansfield Town and Hereford United before he left on a free transfer, signing for Crewe Alexandra before the 1993–94 season.[1] He spent two years there, followed by an 18-month spell at Shrewsbury Town, before returning to Exeter in 1996. He remained at Exeter for four years, including a month on loan to Leyton Orient,[3] before being released at the end of the 1999–2000 season.[2] He ended his career playing alongside brother Jason for Weymouth in the Southern League.[4]
References
- General
- "Darren Rowbotham". UK A-Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/darrenrowbotham.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- Specific
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ a b "A game of two halves". BBC Sport. 29 July 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/exeter_city/857219.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ "Darren Rowbotham". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=6905. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ "Jason set to join the Terras". Bournemouth Daily Echo (Newsquest). 25 January 2001. http://archive.bournemouthecho.co.uk/2001/1/25/105516.html. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
External links
1989–90 Football League Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Chris Marples · DF: Scott Hiley · DF: Shaun Taylor · DF: Paul Fitzpatrick · DF: Rob McKinnon · MF: Mick Halsall · MF: Steve Spooner · MF: Danny Bailey · FW: Darren Rowbotham · FW: David Crown · FW: Steve NevilleCategories:- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Cardiff
- Welsh footballers
- Association football forwards
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Weymouth F.C. players
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