Keith Rowland
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 September 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Portadown, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brentwood Town (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1993 | AFC Bournemouth | 72 | (2) |
1990 | → Farnborough Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1993 | → Coventry City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1993–1998 | West Ham United | 80 | (1) |
1998–2001 | Queens Park Rangers | 56 | (3) |
2001 | → Luton Town (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2001–2002 | Chesterfield | 12 | (0) |
2003 | Barnet | 8 | (0) |
2003 | Hornchurch | 0 | (0) |
2004 | Dublin City | ? | (1) |
2005–2006 | Redbridge | 36 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Welling United | 0 | (0) |
Total | 279 | (9) | |
International career | |||
1993–1999 | Northern Ireland | 19 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2016–2018 | Wingate & Finchley | ||
2019–2021 | Aveley | ||
2021–2022 | Tilbury | ||
2023– | Brentwood Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Keith Rowland (born 1 September 1971) is a Northern Irish football manager and former footballer, who is manager of Brentwood Town.
As a player, he was a
Since retirement, Rowland has worked as a manager and coach within non-league football. He has managed Wingate & Finchley and Aveley, having previously been on the coaching staff at Braintree Town.
Club career
Rowland was signed by
In the summer of 1993, with Redknapp now assistant manager to
In January 1998 Rowland moved to Queens Park Rangers (QPR) along with Iain Dowie as part of the deal which saw Trevor Sinclair move to Upton Park.[3] Rowland made his QPR debut in January 1998 against Stockport County and went on to make 56 league appearances, scoring three goals.
He stayed at the QPR until August 2001, which included a period on loan, at Luton Town, before moving to Chesterfield on a free transfer.
He made only 12 appearances for Chesterfield before signing for Barnet in March 2003. The summer of 2003 saw Rowland's final
International career
Rowland gained 19 caps for Northern Ireland scoring one goal in a 1–0 win against Finland on 10 October 1998. He was first capped whilst with West Ham making his international debut on 8 September 1993 against Latvia. His final game came on 9 May 1999 in a 1–0 win against Ireland.[1]
Coaching career
After coaching at Aveley, Rowland followed manager Rod Stringer to Braintree Town in May 2010 where he was first-team coach.[4] After managerial contract negotiations failed, he left the club with Stringer in May 2011.[citation needed] On 14 June 2011, Rowland returned to Braintree as Assistant Manager to Alan Devonshire.[citation needed] In January 2016, Rowland was appointed manager of Wingate & Finchley. During Rowland's time at the club, Wingate recorded two record high finishes in the Isthmian League Premier Division. On 29 August 2019, Rowland returned to Aveley as manager.[5] He left Aveley in November 2021.[6] He was appointed Tilbury manager on 16 November 2021. Rowland left by mutual agreement on 19 February 2022.
In October 2023, he returned to management when he was appointed manager of Brentwood Town.[7]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Scored |
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1 | 10 October 1998 | Windsor Park, Belfast | Finland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying | 1 |
References
- ^ a b jcd (11 September 2007). "Keith Rowland". Nifootball.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
- ^ a b "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Keith Rowland". Westhamstats.info. 1 September 1971. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "Braintree Town appoint Rod Stringer as manager". BBC News. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Millers Boss Announced". Aveley F.C. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Aveley FC – club statement Aveley FC, 7 November 2021
- ^ "Managerial Announcement: Keith Rowland". www.brentwoodtownfc.co.uk. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
External links
- Keith Rowland at Soccerbase