Steve Rowland (footballer)

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Steve Rowland
Personal information
Full name Stephen John Rowland
Date of birth 2 November 1981 (1981-11-02) (age 30)
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2006 Port Vale 121 (1)
2006–2007 Southport 34 (0)
200?–2010 Gresford Athletic ? (?)
2010–20?? Caersws 15 (0)
Total 170+ (1+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Stephen John Rowland (born 2 November 1981 in Wrexham) is a Welsh former professional football defender.

Playing for English side Port Vale between 2001 and 2006, he made 136 appearances. He then spent a season with Southport before heading into Welsh football with Gresford Athletic. In 2010 he signed for Welsh Premier League side Caersws.

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Playing career

Rowland started with career rising through the Port Vale junior ranks[1] to sign professionally with the club for the start of the 2001–02 season. He scored his first – and only – senior goal on 29 December, in a 3–1 win over Colchester United at Vale Park. He would go on to make 136 appearances for the third tier club in all competitions over the next five years, making between 24 and 30 appearances each season. However following the conclusion of the 2005–06 season he was not retained by manager Martin Foyle.[2]

In August 2006 he signed with Conference National side Southport, making 34 league appearances in the 2006–07 season, before departing in April 2007.[3][4] The club were relegated into the Conference North.

In January 2010, Rowland joined Welsh Premier League side Caersws from Cymru Alliance club Gresford Athletic.[5] He made fifteen appearances for the club, but could do little to prevent the club finishing a full 28 points short of safety.

Statistics

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
2001–02[6] Port Vale Second Division 25 1 2 0 0 0 29 1
2002–03[7] Port Vale Second Division 25 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
2003–04[8] Port Vale Second Division 29 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
2004–05[9] Port Vale League One 24 0 2 0 0 0 26 0
2005–06[10] Port Vale League One 18 0 4 0 1 0 24 0
2006–07[11] Southport Conference National 34 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
2009–10 Caersws Welsh Premier League 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Total England 155 1 8 0 1 0 170 1
Total Wales 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Career total 170 1 8 0 1 0 185 1

References

  1. ^ "Pair pen new deals at Vale Park". BBC Sport. 23 May 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/4573125.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  2. ^ "Keeper Goodlad pens new Vale deal". BBC Sport. 10 May 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/4757279.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  3. ^ "Player list". southportfcstats.co.uk. http://www.southportfcstats.co.uk/NL%20PLAYER%20LIST%20at%204%20MAY%202009.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  4. ^ "2006/07 APPEARANCES & SCORERS & CARD COUNT". southportfcstats.co.uk. http://www.southportfcstats.co.uk/200607_appearances__scorers.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
  5. ^ "Caersws swoop for ex-Port Vale defender". welsh-premier.com. 2010-01-28. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1734-caersws-swoop-for-ex-port-vale-defender. Retrieved 2010-01-28. 
  6. ^ "Games played by Steve Rowland in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=26843&season_id=131. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  7. ^ "Games played by Steve Rowland in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=26843&season_id=132. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  8. ^ "Games played by Steve Rowland in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=26843&season_id=133. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  9. ^ "Games played by Steve Rowland in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=26843&season_id=134. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  10. ^ "Games played by Steve Rowland in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=26843&season_id=135. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  11. ^ "Games played by Steve Rowland in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=26843&season_id=136. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 

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