Darran Rowbotham

Darran Rowbotham (born 22 October 1966) is a Welsh former footballer who made more than 450 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker.

Darran Rowbotham
Personal information
Full name Darran Rowbotham
Date of birth (1966-10-22) 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Mansfield Town and Hereford United before he left on a free transfer, signing for Crewe Alexandra before the 1993–94 season.[1] He spent two years there, followed by an 18-month spell at Shrewsbury Town, before returning to Exeter in 1996. He remained at Exeter for four years, including a month on loan to Leyton Orient,[3] before being released at the end of the 1999–2000 season.[2] He ended his career playing alongside brother Jason for Weymouth in the Southern League.[4]

References
General
  • "Darren Rowbotham". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
Specific
  1. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. "A game of two halves". BBC Sport. 29 July 2000. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. "Darren Rowbotham". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. "Jason set to join the Terras". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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