James Rowland (footballer)

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James Thomas Rowland (born 3 December 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Midland Football League club Whitchurch Alport.

James Rowland
Personal information
Full name James Thomas Rowland[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Walsall, England[2]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Whitchurch Alport
Number 8
Youth career
West Bromwich Albion
Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Shrewsbury Town 0 (0)
2020Aberystwyth Town (loan) 3 (0)
2020Barwell (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022 Newtown 12 (0)
2022Barwell (loan) 13 (0)
2022– Whitchurch Alport 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:06, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Career edit

Shrewsbury Town edit

Rowland played youth football with West Bromwich Albion before joining Shrewsbury Town.[3] He made his debut on 13 November 2018 in the group stage of the EFL Trophy, as a 67th-minute substitute for Charlie Colkett in a 2–1 win at Crewe Alexandra.[4]

He was given his first professional contract by Shrewsbury in May 2019.[5]

On 25 January 2020, Rowland joined Aberystwyth Town on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[6]

He moved on loan to Barwell in October 2020.[7]

On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Shrewsbury at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[8]

Newtown edit

Following his release from Shrewsbury, Rowland signed for Cymru Premier side Newtown.[9] In January 2022, Rowland was loaned out to his former club, Barwell, until the end of the season.[10]

Whitchurch Alport edit

In July 2022, Rowland joined Midland Football League club Whitchurch Alport.[11]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 31 October 2020
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shrewsbury Town 2018–19[12] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2019–20[13] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21[14] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
Aberystwyth Town (loan) 2019–20[15] Cymru Premier 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Barwell (loan) 2020–21[16] Southern League Premier Central 4 0 0 0 1[b] 0 5 0
Career total 7 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 12 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy

References edit

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ "James Rowland". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Profile". Shrewsbury Town F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ Ryan Hillback (8 May 2019). "Shrewsbury Town confirm Mat Sadler and Doug Loft departure". Shropshire Live. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. ^ "James Joins Up With the Black and Greens". ABERYSTWYTH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB.
  7. ^ "Town duo loaned out". www.shrewsburytown.com.
  8. ^ "Released and retained list". www.shrewsburytown.com.
  9. ^ "Newtown snap up former Shrewsbury youngster Rowland". countytimes.co.uk. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  10. ^ Rowland`s Back at Barwell on Loan, southern-football-league.co.uk, January 2022
  11. ^ ROWLO IS A RED, whitchurchalport.com, 16 July 2022
  12. ^ "Games played by James Rowland in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Games played by James Rowland in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Games played by James Rowland in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Fixtures & Results". ABERYSTWYTH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB.
  16. ^ "James Rowland Profile". Barwell F.C.