John Rowlands (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 February 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Date of death | 13 April 2020 | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Holyhead, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Defender, Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Marine | |||
Skelmersdale United | |||
1967–1968 | Mansfield Town | 13 | (3) |
1968–1969 | Torquay United | 18 | (4) |
1968 | → Exeter City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1969 | Cape Town City | ||
1969–1971 | Stockport County | 46 | (11) |
1971–1972 | Barrow | 54 | (6) |
1972–1974 | Workington | 51 | (11) |
1974 | Crewe Alexandra | 35 | (1) |
1974–1975 |
Seattle Sounders | 41 | (19) |
1975–1977 | Hartlepool United | 49 | (10) |
1976 |
→ San Jose Earthquakes (loan) | 20 | (1) |
1977–1978 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 36 | (1) |
1978 | Oakland Stompers | 7 | (0) |
1979 |
Tulsa Roughnecks | 6 | (0) |
1979–1980 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 22 | (0) |
Total | 399 | (67) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Glyn Rowlands (7 February 1947 – 13 April 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender and a forward. Active in England, South Africa and the United States, Rowlands made nearly 400 appearances in a 13-year career.
Career
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In 1980 he was contracted to play with ASL expansion team the Phoenix Fire,[5] but the team folded in pre-season.[6]
Later life and death
After retirement, Rowlands moved to Florida and opened a number of bars and restaurants, before later returning to the UK.[1]
He died on 13 April 2020, in Holyhead at the age of 73, from COVID-19.[1][4][7]
References
- ^ a b c "Rest In Peace, John Rowlands". Stockport County. 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ "Profile". NASL Jerseys.
- ^ a b Greene, Tommy (26 April 2020). "Fondly-remembered former Barrow AFC player passes away". The Mail. Barrow-in-Furness. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Phoenix Fire Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com.
- ^ "1980 Phoenix Fire • Fun While It Lasted". 3 May 2011.
- ^ Announcing the passing of John Glyn Rowlands