:Steve Rowland (footballer)
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{other people| Steve Rowland }}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Steve Rowland
| image =
| fullname = Stephen John Rowland{{Hugman|17217|accessdate=9 March 2017}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|11|2|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Player Details |url=http://www.southportfootballclub.co.uk/players/player-details/?id=877 |website=SFC FPA |access-date=1 November 2022 |date=9 November 2016}}
| birth_place = Wrexham, Wales
| death_date =
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}{{cite web |title=FootballSquads – Port Vale – 2001/02 |url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2001-2002/d2/portv.htm |website=footballsquads.co.uk |accessdate=24 June 2019}}
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Port Vale
| years1 = 2001–2006
| years2 = 2006–2007
| years3 = 2008–2009
| years4 = 2009–2010
| years5 = 2010–201?
| clubs1 = Port Vale
| clubs2 = Southport
| clubs3 = Colwyn Bay
| clubs4 = Gresford Athletic
| clubs5 = Caersws
| caps1 = 121
| caps2 = 34
| caps3 = ?
| caps4 = ?
| caps5 = 15
| goals1 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = ?
| goals4 = ?
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 170+|totalgoals = 1+
}}
Stephen John Rowland (born 2 November 1981) is a Welsh former football defender.
Playing for English side Port Vale between 2001 and 2006, he made 136 appearances. He then spent a season with Southport before heading into Welsh football with Colwyn Bay and then Gresford Athletic. In 2010, he signed for Welsh Premier League side Caersws.
Career
Rowland started with career rising through the Port Vale junior ranks{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/4573125.stm|title=Pair pen new deals at Vale Park |date=23 May 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=27 May 2009}} to sign professionally with the club for the start of the 2001–02 season. He scored his first – and only – senior goal on 29 December, in a 3–1 win over Colchester United at Vale Park, and finished the campaign with 29 appearances to his name. He made 25 Second Division appearances in 2002–03, as manager Brian Horton signed more competition in the form of Sam Collins and Ian Brightwell. He featured 30 times in 2003–04, as new signings George Pilkington and Andreas Lipa went ahead of Rowland in the pecking order. He played 26 times for new manager Martin Foyle in 2004–05; the "Valiants" had an extremely unsettled defence, with 13 defenders making appearances throughout the League One campaign. He played 24 times in 2005–06, and was released at the end of the campaign.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/4757279.stm|title=Keeper Goodlad pens new Vale deal|date=10 May 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=27 May 2009}}
In August 2006 he signed with Conference National side Southport, making 34 league appearances in the 2006–07 season, before departing in April 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.southportfcstats.co.uk/NL%20PLAYER%20LIST%20at%204%20MAY%202009.pdf|title=Player list|work=southportfcstats.co.uk|accessdate=27 May 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}{{cite web|url=http://www.southportfcstats.co.uk/200607_appearances__scorers.htm |title=2006/07 APPEARANCES & SCORERS & CARD COUNT |work=southportfcstats.co.uk |access-date=19 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725033455/http://www.southportfcstats.co.uk/200607_appearances__scorers.htm |archive-date=25 July 2008 }} The club were relegated into the Conference North. He signed with Northern Premier League side Colwyn Bay in January 2008.{{cite web|last=White |first=Andy |title=Rowland Joins Colwyn |url=http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/article.asp?aid=2372&iid=59&sud=325 |work=thenonleaguefootballpaper.com |accessdate=10 May 2012 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In January 2010, Rowland joined Welsh Premier League side Caersws from Cymru Alliance club Gresford Athletic.{{Cite web |url=http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1734-caersws-swoop-for-ex-port-vale-defender |title=Caersws swoop for ex-Port Vale defender |publisher=welsh-premier.com |date=28 January 2010 |access-date=28 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830223931/http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1734-caersws-swoop-for-ex-port-vale-defender |archive-date=30 August 2012 }} He made fifteen appearances for the club, but could do little to prevent the club finishing a full 28 points short of safety.
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| rowspan="6"|Port Vale | 2001–02{{Soccerbase season|id=26843|season=2001|accessdate=1 January 2017}} | Second Division | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=efl|Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.}} | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2002–03{{Soccerbase season|id=26843|season=2002|accessdate=1 January 2017}} | Second Division | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=efl}} | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2003–04{{Soccerbase season|id=26843|season=2003|accessdate=1 January 2017}} | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=efl}} | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2004–05{{Soccerbase season|id=26843|season=2004|accessdate=1 January 2017}} | League One | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2005–06{{Soccerbase season|id=26843|season=2005|accessdate=1 January 2017}} | League One | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=efl}} | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!121 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 136 | 1 | |||
| Southport | 2006–07{{Soccerbase season|id=26843|season=2006|accessdate=1 January 2017}} | Conference National | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Caersws | 2009–10 | Welsh Premier League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| colspan="3"|Career total{{efn|name=not|Statistics for Gresford Athletic & Colwyn Bay not recorded.}}
!170 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 185 | 1 |
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References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from Wrexham
Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Port Vale F.C. players
Category:Southport F.C. players
Category:Colwyn Bay F.C. players
Category:Gresford Athletic F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Northern Premier League players