James Rowland (footballer)
James Thomas Rowland (born 3 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cymru Premier club Newtown.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Thomas Rowland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Newtown | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Aberystwyth Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Barwell (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Newtown | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:08, 15 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
Shrewsbury Town
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
Following his release from Shrewsbury, Rowland signed for Cymru Premier side Newtown.[9]
Career statistics
- 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[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20[11] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[12] | 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[13] | Cymru Premier | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Barwell (loan) | 2020–21[14] | Southern League Premier Central | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Appearance in the FA Trophy
References
- "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- "James Rowland". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- "Profile". Shrewsbury Town F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- Ryan Hillback (8 May 2019). "Shrewsbury Town confirm Mat Sadler and Doug Loft departure". Shropshire Live. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "James Joins Up With the Black and Greens". ABERYSTWYTH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB.
- "Town duo loaned out". www.shrewsburytown.com.
- "Released and retained list". www.shrewsburytown.com.
- "Newtown snap up former Shrewsbury youngster Rowland". countytimes.co.uk. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "Games played by James Rowland in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- "Games played by James Rowland in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Games played by James Rowland in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "Fixtures & Results". ABERYSTWYTH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB.
- "James Rowland Profile". Barwell F.C.