Keith Bowen
Footballer (born 1958)
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Keith Bryn Bowen (born 26 February 1958) is a retired professional footballer who made over 230 appearances as a forward in the Football League for Colchester United, Northampton Town and Brentford. Born in England, he represented the Wales Schoolboys at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith Bryn Bowen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1976 | Northampton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1982 | Northampton Town | 65 | (24) |
| 1981–1983 | Brentford | 51 | (9) |
| 1983–1986 | Colchester United | 116 | (38) |
| 1987–1988 | Barnet | 4 | (0) |
| Northampton Spencer | |||
| International career | |||
| Wales Schoolboys | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| –2002 | Northampton Spencer (assistant) | ||
| 2001 | Northampton Spencer (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Bowen joined Northampton Town as a trainee in 1976 and made 65 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 24 goals.[3] In September 1981,[1] he was transferred to Brentford where he made 58 appearances, scoring 12 goals, before moving to Colchester United in March 1983.[4] There he made 132 appearances, scoring 48 goals,[5] before his professional career was ended prematurely by a car crash in 1986.[6] He dropped into non-League football with Conference club Barnet during the 1987–88 season,[7] before returning to Northampton to join United Counties League Premier Division club Northampton Spencer.[8] As of February 1995, he was still playing for the club.[9]
Coaching career
Bowen was installed as player-assistant manager to manager Gary Sargent at Northampton Spencer in the late 1980s and remained in the role until December 2002.[8][10] He had a spell as caretaker manager of the club in late 2001, after the departure of Sargent.[11]
International career
Personal life
Bowen's father Dave was a Wales international footballer and his brother Barry played for Brentford Reserves.[4][12] Prior to becoming a footballer, Bowen worked as an accountant and resumed his career after leaving professional football.[13]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1981–82[14] | Third Division | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 41 | 10 | ||
| 1982–83[14] | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 51 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 12 | ||
| Colchester United | 1982–83[15] | Fourth Division | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
| 1983–84[16] | 46 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 55 | 18 | ||
| 1984–85[17] | 42 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 47 | 18 | ||
| 1985–86[18] | 15 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 17 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 116 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 132 | 48 | ||
| Barnet | 1987–88[19] | Conference | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Career Total | 171 | 47 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 196 | 62 | ||
- Appearance in Football League Group Cup
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