Darran Rowbotham
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darran Rowbotham | ||
Date of birth | 22 October 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) |
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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Darran Rowbotham (born 22 October 1966) is a Welsh former
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
Honours
Individual
References
- General
- "Darren Rowbotham". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- Specific
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ a b "A game of two halves". BBC Sport. 29 July 2000. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Darren Rowbotham". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 30 March 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Jason set to join the Terras". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 148.
External links
- Darren Rowbotham at Soccerbase