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Mark Gower 
Personal information Full name Mark Gower Date of birth 5 October 1978 Place of birth Edmonton, England Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Swansea City Number 27 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1996–2001 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0) 1999 → Motherwell 9 (0) 2001–2003 Barnet 90 (15) 2003–2008 Southend United 203 (35) 2008– Swansea City 109 (3) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Mark Gower (born 5 October 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City. He joined Swansea from Southend United in the summer of 2008. He also played for the England schoolboys team.
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Career
Born in Edmonton, London, Gower began his career at Tottenham Hotspur where he was a member of the League Cup winning squad in the 1998–99 season. He had a spell on loan at Motherwell before joining Barnet in January 2001 for £32,500. He joined Swansea City after declining a new contract at Southend United. He has the ability to play across the midfield, and he signed for Swansea City on a free transfer.[1]
A midfielder, he is predominantly right-footed but can play on either flank. Gower played for England schoolboys through to the under 18 team from the age of 14.
Gower played for Southend for five seasons, scoring 39 goals in the process. He moved to Swansea City when his contract at Southend expired. Gower failed to score in his first season with Swansea. Before the start of the 2009–10 season, Gower revealed he would be ditching his number 11 shirt, when he chose that number all the squad told him it was 'cursed' and fail to find good form. Gower now wears the 27 shirt.[2] Since wearing this shirt instead of the other he has scored four goals in two pre-season friendlies. He finally scored his first league goal for Swansea in the 2–0 win over Queens Park Rangers. Since the start of the 2010-2011 season under new manager Brendan Rodgers, Mark has adapted a new role in the centre of midfield and has played with 8 different players this season in that very same position, Jordi Lopez, Andrea Orlandi, Kemy Agustein, Darren Pratley, Joe Allen, David Cotterill, Scott Donnelly and the returning Leon Britton. Gower signed a one year extension to his contract in November 2010, the extension proved Gower is viewed as integral to Brendan Rodgers plans.[3]
Gower has become something of a cult hero in South Wales after scoring two superb 25 yard goals in consecutive games against Norwich City and Hull City respectively. He is affectionately known by Swansea fans as Mark 'The Power' Gower.
Career Statistics
- As of 22 June 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Total 2000–01 Barnet Division Three 14 2 0 0 1 0 15 2 2001–02 Conference National 35 5 2 0 1 0 38 6 2002–03 41 6 4 1 8 1 53 1 2003–04 Southend Division Three 40 6 4 2 8 1 52 9 2004–05 League Two 41 6 1 0 6 1 48 7 2005–06 League One 40 6 1 0 1 0 42 0 2006–07 Championship 43 8 3 1 5 1 51 10 2007–08 League One 44 9 4 0 1 0 49 9 2008–09 Swansea City Championship 36 0 3 0 2 0 41 0 2009–10 31 1 1 0 2 0 34 0 2010-11 42 2 1 0 2 0 45 2 2011-12 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total England 404 53 21 3 30 4 455 60 Career total 404 53 21 3 30 4 455 60 Honours
Southend
- Football League Two Play Off Champions: 2004-05
- Football League One Champions: 2005-06
- Football League Trophy Runners Up: 2004, 2005
Swansea City
- Football League Championship Play Off Champions: 2010–11
References
- ^ "Martinex confirms Gower signing". BBC Sport. 22 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/7476061.stm. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "No more 11 curse for Gower". Planet Swans. 22 June 2011. http://www.planetswans.co.uk/Article.aspx?ArticleID=9594. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Gower signs new Swans deal". Sky Sports. 22 June 2011. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6498950,00.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
External links
Southend United F.C. – Player of the Year Swansea City A.F.C. – current squad 1 Vorm · 2 Williams · 3 Taylor · 4 Caulker · 5 Tate · 6 Bodde · 7 Britton · 8 Orlandi · 10 Graham · 11 Sinclair · 12 Dyer · 14 Dobbie · 15 Routledge · 16 Monk · 17 Cotterill · 18 Lita · 19 Moore · 20 Bessone · 21 Moreira · 22 Rangel · 24 Allen · 25 Tremmel · 26 Agustien · 27 Gower · 28 Butler · 29 Richards · 31 Lucas · 32 Situ · 33 Davies · 34 Walsh · 35 Alfei · 37 Smith · 38 Edwards · 39 March · 44 Moras · Manager: Rodgers
Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Edmonton, London
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
- Premier League players
- English football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs
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