Keith Bowen

Keith Bryn Bowen (born 26 February 1958) is an English retired professional footballer who made over 230 appearances as a forward in the Football League in the 1980s.[1]

Keith Bowen
Personal information
Full name Keith Bryn Bowen[1]
Date of birth (1958-02-26) 26 February 1958
Place of birth Northampton, England
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1976 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
Northampton Spencer
National team
Wales Schoolboys
Teams managed
0000–2002 Northampton Spencer (caretaker)
2001 Northampton Spencer (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Bowen joined Northampton Town as a trainee in 1976 and made a total of 65 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 24 goals.[2] 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.[3] There he made 132 appearances, scoring 48 goals,[4] before his professional career was ended prematurely by a car crash in 1986.[5] He dropped into non-league football with Conference club Barnet during the 1987–88 season,[6] before returning to Northampton to join United Counties League Premier Division club Northampton Spencer.[7] As of February 1995, he was still playing for the club.[8]

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.[7][9] He had a spell as caretaker manager of the club in late 2001, after the departure of Sargent.[10]

International career

Bowen played for Wales at schoolboy level.[4]

Personal life

Bowen's father Dave was a Wales international footballer.[11] His brother Barry played in the reserves at Brentford.[3] Prior to becoming a footballer, Bowen worked as an accountant and resumed his career after dropping out of professional football.[12]

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1981–82[13] Third Division 38832— — 4110
1982–83[13] 13 1 2 1 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 17 2
Total 5195310 1 05812
Colchester United 1982–83[14] Fourth Division 13 4 — — — 13 4
1983–84[15] 46 12 3 5 4 1 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 55 18
1984–85[16] 42 17 1 0 2 1 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 47 18
1985–86[17] 15 5 — 2 3 — 17 8
Total 116 38 4 5 8 5 4 0 132 48
Career Total 167479895 5 019060
  1. Appearance in Football League Group Cup
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Keith Bowen". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. Keith Bowen at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. "Player profile – Keith Bowen". Archive database for Colchester United. coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  5. Matt Hudson. "The 1970s and 1980s". cu-fc.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. "Barnet see promotion snatched away from them by Lincoln – Barnet FC – Black and Amber". www.barnet-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  7. "Committee Members | Northampton Spencer FC". www.clubwebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. Griffin Gazette vs Huddersfield Town 21/02/95. Poole: Quay Design Limited. 1995. p. 2.
  9. "Geary eager to lead Sports to Vase glory". www.northamptonchron.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  10. "Bowen's boys out to build on win". www.northamptonchron.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  11. "OBITUARY: Dave Bowen". The Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  12. "Keith Bowen, Northampton : Chartered Accountants Northampton – Phipps Henson McAllister". www.phm-accountants.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  13. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 423–424. ISBN 978-1906796716.
  14. "Player Match List – Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  15. "Player Match List – Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  16. "Player Match List – Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  17. "Player Match List – Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  • Keith Bowen at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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