James Rowe (football manager)

James Colvin Rowe is an English professional football manager and former player. He is the manager of Chesterfield.

James Rowe
Rowe in 2018
Personal information
Full name James Colvin Rowe
Date of birth (1983-07-23) 23 July 1983[1]
Place of birth Ipswich, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Chesterfield (Manager)
Youth career
1992–1995 Luton Town
1996–1999 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Ilkeston Town 6 (1)
2002–2004 Histon 58 (34)
2004 Heybridge Swifts
2004 Stamford
2005 Grantham Town
2005 Rugby Town 3 (0)
2005 Histon
2005–2006 Needham Market
2006–2008 AFC Sudbury 105 (60)
2009 Leiston 22 (21)
2009–2010 Canvey Island 44 (28)
2010–2011 Leamington 32 (15)
2013 Canvey Island
Teams managed
2016–2019 Aldershot Town (assistant)
2019–2020 Gloucester City
2020– Chesterfield
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Rowe, the son of former football manager Colwyn Rowe, was born and grew up in Ipswich, Suffolk,[2] where he attended St Joseph's College. In his youth he played for Luton Town and Charlton Athletic.[3]

Playing career

After being released by Charlton at age 18, Rowe joined Southern Football League Premier Division club Ilkeston Town.[4] He subsequently joined Histon, where he scored 30 goals as an 18 year old, however, a serious knee injury interrupted Rowe's progress.[5] In 2004, he joined Heybridge Swifts.[6] Afterwards, he joined Stamford and Grantham Town for short spells, before signing with Rugby Town in July 2005.[7] However, he left Rugby Town after three games by mutual consent, following being fined by the club for dissent.[5] He subsequently returned to Histon, before joining Needham Market for the remainder of 2005-06.[8] He signed with AFC Sudbury in 2006, where his father Colwyn and uncles Gary and Paul Barker previously played, remaining with them until the end of 2008.[8][9] In January 2009, he joined Leiston, where he scored 20 goals in his first 12 games.[10] In July 2009, he joined Canvey Island.[11] In 2010, he began working for Birmingham City in a part-time academy coaching role, which allowed him to continue to play, where he joined Leamington in 2010.[12] He departed at the end of the season to work full-time with Birmingham.[13] In 2013, following a gap in his playing career due to his coaching commitments, he rejoined former club Canvey Island.[14]

Youth coaching career

He retired from playing at age 27, moving into coaching. He joined Birmingham City, as the Academy's head of education and coach for the U16 and U17 teams.[15] He stayed at Birmingham for three years,[4] before joining the Premier League as a coaching advisor or the Premier League, where he was responsible for providing technical reports on Academy teams across England and Europe.[16] Afterwards, he joined West Ham United as assistant academy manager.[17][18]

In 2015, Rowe left West Ham,[19] to attend the Johan Cruyff Institute in Amsterdam, where he earned a masters degree in coaching.[20][21]

Managerial career

In June 2016, Rowe was appointed assistant manager with National League club Aldershot Town under manager Gary Waddock.,[16] extending his contract a year later.[22] Despite interest from League Two clubs, Waddock and Rowe remained at Aldershot,[23][24] guiding the Shots to two successive play-off positions in 2016–17 and 2017-18.[25] Rowe left Aldershot in January 2019, by mutual consent.[26]

In November 2019, Rowe was appointed manager of National League North side Gloucester City.[27][28] having been approached while at Aldershot 12 months earlier.[29][30] They opened the 2020-21 season with four consecutive wins, equalling their best league start in 78 years.[31]

In November 2020, he left Gloucester to become manager of National League club Chesterfield,[32][33] signing a contract through the end of the 2022-23 season.[34]

Personal

Rowe also holds a UEFA A Licence, and a Masters of Research Degree in Sports Science from Nottingham Trent University.[20]

References
  1. "James Rowe - Free". footballdatabase.eu.
  2. Henderson, Mel (10 October 2006). "Coach Colwyn is the toast of Botswana". Ipswich Star.
  3. Palmer, Jon (23 November 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: Chesterfield make approach for Gloucester City manager James Rowe". Gloucestershire Echo.
  4. Brereton, George; Iles, Robert (22 November 2019). "Who is James Rowe? The ex-Charlton Athletic youth player who has coached Declan Rice and Jack Butland now hoping to take Gloucester City into National League". Gloucestershire Echo.
  5. "Ex-Players & Staff of Rugby Town - James Rowe". Rugby Town F.C.
  6. "Soccer: Martin not worried by Lee's departure". Essex County Standard. 18 June 2004.
  7. "Striker and Midfielder Sign". Rugby Town F.C. 25 July 2015.
  8. "Those Beginning With R". AFC Sudbury.
  9. King, Elvin (1 January 2009). "Rowe puts his side of the story". Green'Un 24.
  10. King, Elvin (13 March 2009). "Hot-shot Rowe banging in the goals". Green'Un 24.
  11. "Rowe to join the Gulls". The Echo. 22 July 2009.
  12. "Paul Holleran in awe of Rowe's striking skills". Coventry Live. 12 November 2010.
  13. "Rowe on his way as Brakes welcome back Mackey". Leamington Courier. 1 July 2011.
  14. "Canvey Return for Rowe". Non-League. 12 February 2013.
  15. "Rowe family spread their wings". East Anglian Daily Times. 20 January 2011.
  16. "James Rowe Appointed Assistant Manager". Aldershot Town FC. 27 June 2016.
  17. Westley, Terry (7 April 2015). "From the Academy | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  18. "Borg seals U18s success | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. 12 April 2015.
  19. Rumsby, Ben (22 August 2015). "West Ham academy coach sanctioned in June leaves club". www.telegraph.co.uk.
  20. "Coaching as an aid to help young athletes within their group". Johan Cruyff Institute. 5 April 2017.
  21. "Greater self-knowledge leads to better team results". 30 October 2017.
  22. "James Rowe Signs Extended Contract". Aldershot Town FC. 22 December 2016.
  23. O'Donovan, Ryan (21 February 2017). "Shots reject approach for Gary Waddock and James Rowe". getsurrey.
  24. Couch, Jon (7 March 2018). "Keep the money! Aldershot Town not letting go of boss Gary Waddock". The Non-League Football Paper.
  25. "Aldershot Town 1-1 Ebbsfleet United (4-5 pens)". www.bbc.co.uk. 2 May 2018.
  26. "James Rowe leaves the club by Mutual Consent". Aldershot Town FC. 18 January 2019.
  27. "Gloucester City appoint James Rowe". Gloucester City AFC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019.
  28. "New Gloucester City manager talks to Severn Sport about club's long term future". Severn Sport. 25 November 2019.
  29. Halliwell, Mark (21 April 2020). ""You can almost taste it and smell it - we are coming home," says Tigers chief". gloucestershirelive.
  30. Elliott, Sam (9 June 2020). "Returning Tigers Are Desperate To Make Up For A Lot Of Lost Time". www.thenationalleague.org.uk.
  31. Phillips, Matthew (3 November 2020). "Asante haunts Chester with late winner". GloucestershireLive.
  32. Palmer, Jon (26 November 2020). "Chesterfield to confirm James Rowe as new boss after departure from Gloucester City". Gloucestershire Live.
  33. "Chesterfield appoint Rowe as manager". BBC Sport. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  34. Norcliffe, Liam (26 November 2020). "'The sky is the limit' - James Rowe confirmed as new Chesterfield manager". Derbyshire Times.
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