James Bowen (footballer)

James Bowen
Personal information
Full name James Malcolm Robert Bowen[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
Cheltenham Town
Number 23
Youth career
Cheltenham Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Cheltenham Town 4 (0)
2013Bishop's Cleeve (loan) ? (?)
2014Evesham United (loan) 6 (2)
2015–2016Gloucester City (loan) 15 (2)
2016Hereford (loan) 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2016.


James Malcolm Robert Bowen (born 4 February 1996) is an English footballer who plays for Cheltenham Town. Mainly a left back, he can also be deployed as a winger.

Career

Bowen began his career with Cheltenham Town, progressing through the club's youth setup. In the 2013 summer he was loaned to Bishop's Cleeve, appearing regularly during his spell.

On 28 March 2014 Bowen was loaned to Evesham United in a work experience deal.[2] He made his debut for the club on 2 April, scoring a brace and providing an assist in a 4–0 home win against North Leigh.[3]

On 1 July 2014 Bowen signed his first professional deal.[4] On 15 November he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–5 away loss against Stevenage.[5]

Prior to the 2015/16 campaign he joined Southern League Premier Division club Gloucester City on loan until January.[6] On 9 December 2015 it was announced that his contract will not be renewed at the end of the season.[7] On 22 February Bowen joined Midland Football League side Hereford on an initial one month loan deal.[8]

Statistics

As of match played 23 February 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[lower-alpha 1]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cheltenham Town2014–15[9]League Two3000000000
2015–16[10]National League100000
Total 4000000040
Gloucester City (loan)2015–16[11]National League North1521000162
Career total 192100000202
  1. Lower league loan spells appearances are not included
  2. Other competitive appearances, including the Football League Trophy and FA Trophy

References

  1. "Professional retain list and free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. "Duo Join Evesham". Cheltenham Town FC. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. "Evesham United 4 North Leigh 0". Worcester News. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. "Prospect Bowen Goes Pro". Cheltenham Town FC. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  5. "Stevenage 5–1 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  6. "James Bowen set to join Gloucester City on loan". Cheltenham Town F.C. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  7. "Contracts will not be extended". Cheltenham Town F.C. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  8. "Beadle Adds Robins Youngster". Hereford F.C. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  9. "Games played by James Bowen in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  10. "Games played by James Bowen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  11. "Games played by James Bowen (soccerway)". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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