James Rowland (footballer)

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James Rowland
Personal information
Full name James Thomas Rowland[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Walsall, England[2]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Whitchurch Alport
Number 8
Youth career
West Bromwich Albion
Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Shrewsbury Town 0 (0)
2020Aberystwyth Town (loan) 3 (0)
2020Barwell (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022 Newtown 12 (0)
2022Barwell (loan) 13 (0)
2022– Whitchurch Alport 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:06, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

James Thomas Rowland (born 3 December 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Midland Football League club Whitchurch Alport.

Career[edit]

Shrewsbury Town[edit]

Rowland played youth football with West Bromwich Albion before joining Shrewsbury Town.[3] He made his debut on 13 November 2018 in the group stage of the EFL Trophy, as a 67th-minute substitute for Charlie Colkett in a 2–1 win at Crewe Alexandra.[4]

He was given his first professional contract by Shrewsbury in May 2019.[5]

On 25 January 2020, Rowland joined Aberystwyth Town on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[6]

He moved on loan to Barwell in October 2020.[7]

On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Shrewsbury at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[8]

Newtown[edit]

Following his release from Shrewsbury, Rowland signed for Cymru Premier side Newtown.[9] In January 2022, Rowland was loaned out to his former club, Barwell, until the end of the season.[10]

Whitchurch Alport[edit]

In July 2022, Rowland joined Midland Football League club Whitchurch Alport.[11]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 31 October 2020
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shrewsbury Town 2018–19[12] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2019–20[13] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21[14] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
Aberystwyth Town (loan) 2019–20[15] Cymru Premier 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Barwell (loan) 2020–21[16] Southern League Premier Central 4 0 0 0 1[b] 0 5 0
Career total 7 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 12 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ "James Rowland". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Profile". Shrewsbury Town F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ Ryan Hillback (8 May 2019). "Shrewsbury Town confirm Mat Sadler and Doug Loft departure". Shropshire Live. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. ^ "James Joins Up With the Black and Greens". ABERYSTWYTH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB.
  7. ^ "Town duo loaned out". www.shrewsburytown.com.
  8. ^ "Released and retained list". www.shrewsburytown.com.
  9. ^ "Newtown snap up former Shrewsbury youngster Rowland". countytimes.co.uk. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  10. ^ Rowland`s Back at Barwell on Loan, southern-football-league.co.uk, January 2022
  11. ^ ROWLO IS A RED, whitchurchalport.com, 16 July 2022
  12. ^ "Games played by James Rowland in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Games played by James Rowland in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by James Rowland in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Fixtures & Results". ABERYSTWYTH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB.
  16. ^ "James Rowland Profile". Barwell F.C.