James Bowen (footballer)

James Bowen
Personal information
Full name	James Bowen
Date of birth	4 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Halesowen Town
Youth career
	Cheltenham Town
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2017	Cheltenham Town
2013	→ Bishop's Cleeve (loan)
2014	→ Evesham United (loan)
2015–2016	→ Gloucester City (loan)
2016	→ Hereford (loan)
2016	→ Stafford Rangers (loan)
2017	Hereford
2017	Solihull Moors
2018	Hereford
2018–2019	Leamington
2019	Redditch United
2019–	Halesowen Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2019

James Bowen (born 4 February 1996) is an English footballer who plays for Southern League Division One Central side Halesowen Town, where he plays as a left back, he can also be deployed as a winger.

Playing 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 Conference North 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]

After leaving Hereford he signed for Stafford Rangers, spending a season there before rejoining Hereford again for the start of the 2017–18 campaign.

On 23 February 2019, Bowen left National League North side Leamington, and joined Southern League Premier Central side Redditch United.^[9]

Statistics

As of match played 23 February 2016

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[a]
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[b]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cheltenham Town	2014–15^[10]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16^[11]	National League	1	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Gloucester City (loan)	2015–16^[12]	National League North	15	2	1	0	—		0	0	16	2
Career total			19	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	2

^ Lower league loan spells appearances are not included
^ Other competitive appearances, including the Football League Trophy and FA Trophy

References

^ "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.
^ "Duo Join Evesham". Cheltenham Town FC. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ "Evesham United 4 North Leigh 0". Worcester News. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ "Prospect Bowen Goes Pro". Cheltenham Town FC. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ "Stevenage 5–1 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
^ "James Bowen set to join Gloucester City on loan". Cheltenham Town F.C. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
^ "Contracts will not be extended". Cheltenham Town F.C. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
^ "Beadle Adds Robins Youngster". Hereford F.C. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
^ "James Bowen joins Redditch". LeamingtonFC.co.uk. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
^ "Games played by James Bowen in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
^ "Games played by James Bowen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
^ "Games played by James Bowen (soccerway)". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

External links

James Bowen at Soccerbase
James Bowen at Soccerway

[10] Lower league loan spells appearances are not included

[11] Other competitive appearances, including the Football League Trophy and FA Trophy

[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. Archived from the original on 29 November 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] "James Bowen joins Redditch". LeamingtonFC.co.uk. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

[12] "Games played by James Bowen in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

[13] "Games played by James Bowen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

[soccerway-14] "Games played by James Bowen (soccerway)". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

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