Danny Rowe (footballer, born 1989)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
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|image =
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|fullname = Daniel Lucas Rowe{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Oldham Athletic |publisher=English Football League |page=50 |access-date=24 September 2020}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|29|df=y}}
|birth_place = Blackpool, England
|height = {{convert|1.86|m|order=flip}}
|position = Striker
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|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2001
|youthclubs1 = Preston North End
|youthyears2 = 2001–2005
|youthclubs2 = Manchester United
|years1 = {{0|0000}}–2010
|clubs1 = Blackpool Wren Rovers
|caps1 =
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|years2 = 2010
|clubs2 = Kendal Town
|caps2 = 14
|goals2 = 9
|years3 = 2010–2013
|clubs3 = Fleetwood Town
|caps3 = 7
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2011
|clubs4 = → Droylsden (loan)
|caps4 = 22
|goals4 = 11
|years5 = 2012
|clubs5 = → Stockport County (loan)
|caps5 = 15
|goals5 = 8
|years6 = 2012–2013
|clubs6 = → Stockport County (loan)
|caps6 = 13
|goals6 = 1
|years7 = 2013
|clubs7 = → Barrow (loan)
|caps7 = 21
|goals7 = 4
|years8 = 2013–2014
|clubs8 = Lincoln City
|caps8 = 23
|goals8 = 3
|years9 = 2014–2020
|clubs9 = AFC Fylde
|caps9 = 241
|goals9 = 155
|years10 = 2020–2021
|clubs10 = Oldham Athletic
|caps10 = 25
|goals10 = 7
|years11 = 2021
|clubs11 = Bradford City
|caps11 = 18
|goals11 = 5
|years12 = 2021–2023
|clubs12 = Chesterfield
|caps12 = 26
|goals12 = 10
|years13 = 2022–2023
|clubs13 = → AFC Fylde (loan)
|caps13 = 9
|goals13 = 2
|years14 = 2023
|clubs14 = → York City (loan)
|caps14 = 4
|goals14 = 0
|years15 = 2023
|clubs15 = Macclesfield
|caps15 = 0
|goals15 = 0
|club-update = 11:15, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
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Daniel Lucas Rowe (born 29 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Rowe played youth football for Preston North End and Manchester United, later playing for Blackpool Wren Rovers, Kendal Town, Fleetwood Town, Droylsden, Stockport County, Barrow, Lincoln City, AFC Fylde (where he is the all-time leading goalscorer), Oldham Athletic, Bradford City and Chesterfield.
Career
=Early career=
Born in Blackpool,{{soccerway|danny-rowe/176357|accessdate=16 January 2020}} Rowe played youth football with Preston North End before joining Manchester United as a 12-year-old in 2001 for a fee determined at tribunal that could potentially have reached a six-figure sum, however, he was released by United aged sixteen.{{cite web|url=https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/striker-rowe-is-better-than-messi-1-8325804|title=Striker Rowe is better than Messi!|website=www.lep.co.uk|date=10 January 2017 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/former-manchester-united-trainee-who-9593113|title=The ex-Man United trainee who finished 2016 with more goals than Zlatan & Messi|first=Liam|last=Blackburn|date=9 January 2017|website=mirror}} He then began a joinery apprenticeship at a building site in Blackpool.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/19028671.bradford-city-new-boy-rowe-wait-efl-chance/ |title=Bradford City new boy Rowe had to wait for his EFL chance |date=22 January 2021 |publisher=Thetelegraphandargus.co.uk |access-date=22 January 2021}} Speaking to Sky Sports in 2020, he said he fell out of love with the sport after his release by United.{{cite web |last=Bate |first=Adam |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11970870/danny-rowe-manchester-united-trainee-non-league-hero-and-now-football-league-player-with-oldham |title=Danny Rowe: Manchester United trainee, non-League hero and now Football League player with Oldham |work=Sky Sports |date=16 April 2020 |access-date=24 May 2022}}
He began his senior career in non-league with Blackpool Wren Rovers,{{cite web|url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/conference-premier/18738/danny-rowe-making-the-move-to-afc-fylde-was-a-twist-of-fate-now-we-can-make-history/|title=Danny Rowe: Making the move to AFC Fylde was a twist of fate - now we can make history|first=Matt|last=Badcock|date=24 March 2017}} where he scored 63 goals in 68 games between August 2008 and August 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/blackpoolwrenrovers/teams/212998/player/danny-rowe-2267681/59763|title=Danny Rowe - Blackpool Wren Rovers 1st Team|website=www.pitchero.com}} He also played Sunday league football for Quilligans.
He joined Kendal Town for whom he debuted in the club's 1–0 Northern Premier League at home to Frickley Athletic on 21 August 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/sport/8346127.defence-of-steel-keeps-frickley-at-bay-as-town-take-opening-day-spoils/|title=Defence of Steel keeps Frickley at bay as Town take opening day spoils|publisher=The Westmorland Gazette|date=21 August 2010|access-date=20 January 2020}} He moved up two divisions four months later when he joined Fleetwood Town for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/sport/8732293.rowe-finalises-move-to-fleetwood/|title=Rowe finalises move to Fleetwood|publisher=The Westmorland Gazette|date=10 December 2010|access-date=20 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/town-sign-danny-boy-1-2997555|title=Town sign Danny boy|website=www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk}} from whom he spent loan spells at Droylsden, Stockport County, and Barrow moving on to join Lincoln City.{{soccerbase|58100}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/player/danny-rowe/|title=Danny Rowe - AFC Fylde|work=AFC Fylde }}{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/afc-fylde/striker-rowe-happy-to-stay-at-full-time-fylde-1-7931847|title=Striker Rowe happy to stay at full-time Fylde|website=www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk}}
=AFC Fylde=
On 8 August 2014, Rowe joined Conference North side AFC Fylde after featuring for the club during pre-season.{{cite web|url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/breaking-news-danny-rowe-signs/|title=BREAKING NEWS – DANNY ROWE SIGNS|website=www.afcfylde.co.uk|date=8 August 2014|access-date=20 January 2021}} During his third season at the club, Rowe scored fifty goals in all competitions as Fylde won promotion to the National League, his fiftieth and final goal coming on a final day 4–2 victory over Worcester City,{{cite web|url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/match/11043/|title=AFC Fylde vs Worcester City|website=www.afcfylde.co.uk|date=29 April 2017|access-date=20 January 2021}} these efforts securing him the league's Player of the Year award,{{cite web|url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/rowe-delighted-award/|title=ROWE DELIGHTED WITH AWARD|website=www.afcfylde.co.uk|date=28 April 2017|access-date=20 January 2021}} as well as the club's Player of the Season, Goal of the Season, Golden Boot and Players' Player of the Season awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/rowe-cleans-awards-night/|title=ROWE CLEANS UP AT AWARDS NIGHT!|website=www.afcfylde.co/uk|date=22 May 2017|access-date=20 January 2021}} He also won the Player of the Year award for both the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. Rowe scored the only goal of the game as Fylde defeated Leyton Orient to lift the FA Trophy. He asked to leave Fylde in January 2020, with the club putting him on the transfer list.{{Cite web|url=https://nonleaguedaily.com/star-man-danny-rowe-asks-to-leave-afc-fylde/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108212811/http://nonleaguedaily.com/star-man-danny-rowe-asks-to-leave-afc-fylde/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 January 2020|title=Star man Danny Rowe asks to leave AFC Fylde |work= Non League Daily}} He later said that he wished to play in the Football League but realise that would not be possible with Fylde. He departed Fylde as their all-time leading goalscorer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/news-danny-rowe-added-to-transfer-list/ |title=Danny Rowe Added To Transfer List |date=8 January 2020 |access-date=24 May 2022}}
=Oldham Athletic=
He moved to Oldham Athletic later that month for an undisclosed fee, signing an 18-month contract.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51143869|title=Danny Rowe: Oldham Athletic sign AFC Fylde striker for undisclosed fee| work=BBC Sport |date=16 January 2020}} He made his debut for the club on 18 January 2020, coming off of the bench in a 1–1 draw with Carlisle United.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54519154|title=Oldham Athletic 1–1 Carlisle United|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 January 2020|access-date=20 January 2021}} He scored his first goal for the club the following week, in his first start for the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51158836|title=Salford City 1–1 Oldham Athletic|publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 January 2020|access-date=20 January 2021}} In November 2020, Rowe's 35 yard free kick won the league's goal of the month award.{{cite web|url=https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2020/december/18122020-rowe-goal-of-the-month-award/|title=Rowe Wins Goal of the Month Award|website=www.oldhamathletic.co.uk|date=18 December 2020|access-date=20 January 2021}}
=Bradford City=
In January 2021 he moved to Bradford City, signing an 18-month contract with the club for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55741402 |title=Danny Rowe: Bradford City sign Oldham Athletic forward for undisclosed fee |work=BBC Sport |date=20 January 2021 |access-date=20 January 2021}}{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Simon |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/19025745.rowe-joins-bradford-city-undisclosed-fee-oldham/ |title=Rowe joins Bradford City for undisclosed fee from Oldham |publisher=Thetelegraphandargus.co.uk |date=20 January 2020 |access-date=20 January 2021}} Interim club manager Conor Sellars described Rowe as "exciting" and said that he could help the club score more goals.{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Simon |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/19037076.exciting-striker-rowe-can-provide-scoring-spark-bantams/|title=Sellars: Rowe can help to get Bradford City scoring again|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |date=26 January 2020 |access-date=26 January 2020}}
Rowe made his debut for the club on 23 January in a 0–0 draw with Cambridge United, and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory at Southend United three days later.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/19048265.bradford-city-striker-rowe-shocked-valley-parade-size/|title=Valley Parade leaves big impression on Bantams hitman Rowe|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus|date=30 January 2021 }} After 2 goals in 3 games he was ruled out due to a heavy cold.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/19073911.bradford-city-boosted-rowes-return-illness/|title=Rowe back in the frame for Bradford City - if Scunthorpe game beats the weather|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus|date=8 February 2021 }}
=Chesterfield=
On 22 April 2021 he moved to Chesterfield after spending 3 months with Bradford City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/19252587.bradford-city-striker-rowe-set-join-chesterfield/|title=Rowe leaves Bradford City after just three months to join Chesterfield|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus|date=22 April 2021 }} Bradford City later said they had no regrets about Rowe's short stay with the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportlatest/19464426.sparks-rowes-chesterfield-move-right-bradford-city/|title="It was right call to let him go": Bantams ready for Rowe reunion at Chesterfield|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus|date=27 July 2021 }} He made his debut two days later in a 0–0 draw with Wrexham,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56782098|title=Wrexham 0–0 Chesterfield|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 April 2021|accessdate=5 June 2021}} taking 6 matches to score his first goal, grabbing the fourth in a 4–1 thrashing of King's Lynn Town.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57051851|title=Chesterfield 4–1 King's Lynn Town|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 May 2021|accessdate=5 June 2021}} In the penultimate match of the season, Rowe scored a vital double as Chesterfield beat Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 to keep Chesterfield in the play-offs, a position they remained in after the season's conclusion.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57125218|title=Chesterfield 2–1 Dagenham & Redbridge|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 May 2021|accessdate=29 May 2021}}
==AFC Fylde (loan)==
On 23 August 2022, Rowe returned to AFC Fylde on loan until 1 January 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/new-signing-danny-rowe-returns-on-loan/|title=New Signing : Danny Rowe Returns On Loan|website=www.afcfylde.co.uk|date=23 August 2022|accessdate=24 August 2022}}
==York City (loan)==
On 23 March 2023, Rowe joined relegation-threatened National League club York City on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/first-team/welcome-york-city-danny-rowe-chesterfield-striker-joins-loan|title=Welcome to York City, Danny Rowe! Chesterfield Striker joins on loan|website=www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk|date=23 March 2023|accessdate=23 March 2023}}
On 4 October 2023, Rowe had his Chesterfield contract terminated by mutual consent.{{cite web|url=https://chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/striker-departs|title=Striker departs|website=chesterfield-fc.co.uk|date=4 October 2023|accessdate=4 October 2023}}
=Macclesfield=
On 12 October 2023, Rowe signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Macclesfield.{{cite web|url=https://macclesfieldfc.com/latest-news/danny-rowe-agrees-terms-with-the-silkmen/|title=DANNY ROWE AGREES TERMS WITH THE SILKMEN|website=macclesfieldfc.com|date=12 October 2023|accessdate=13 October 2023}} He left Macclesfield a month later citing an underlying health condition.{{cite web |last1=Atkinson |first1=Nathan |title=Former Bradford City striker leaves club for health reasons |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportlatest/23910332.former-bradford-city-striker-leaves-club-health-reasons/ |website=Telegraph & Argus |access-date=8 November 2023 |date=8 November 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|3 April 2023}}
| 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"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Fleetwood Town
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12
|Conference Premier |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13{{soccerbase season|58100|2012|access-date=29 November 2020}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!7||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||0 | ||||||||||
| Droylsden (loan)
|22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}} | 2 | 26 | 14 | ||
| Stockport County (loan)
|Conference Premier |15 | 8 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 8 | ||||
| Stockport County (loan)
|Conference Premier |13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 1 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Barrow (loan)
|Conference Premier |21 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 22 | 4 | |||
| Lincoln City
|Conference Premier |23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="7"|AFC Fylde
|Conference North |39 | 26 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|Four appearances and four goals in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League North play-offs}} | 4 | 50 | 30 | ||
| 2015–16
|41 | 25 | 4 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 8{{efn|Five appearances and seven goals in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in National League North play-offs}} | 8 | 53 | 36 | ||
| 2016–17
|National League North |42 | 47 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=FAT}} | 3 | 45 | 50 | ||
| 2017–18
|46 | 24 | 4 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs}} | 1 | 52 | 30 | ||
| 2018–19
|National League |45 | 27 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 11{{efn|Eight appearances and five goals in FA Trophy, three appearances in National League play-offs}} | 5 | 57 | 33 | ||
| 2019–20
|National League |28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 1 | 33 | 10 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!241||155||19||12||colspan="2"|—||30||22||290||189 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Oldham Athletic
|2019–20{{soccerbase season|58100|2019|access-date=29 November 2020}} |League Two |10 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|58100|2020|access-date=29 November 2020}}
|League Two |15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 2 | 22 | 8 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!25||7||2||2||1||0||4||2||32||11 | ||||||||||
| Bradford City
|League Two |18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | |
| rowspan="4"|Chesterfield
|National League |9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|58100|2021|accessdate=24 August 2022}}
|National League |13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|58100|2022|accessdate=23 March 2023}}
|National League |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | |
| AFC Fylde (loan)
|National League North |9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| York City (loan)
|National League |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!421||204||29||16||1||0||40||29||491||249 |
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Honours
=Club=
AFC Fylde
- National League North: 2016–17{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/competitions/vanarama-national-league-north/table/2016|title=National League North Table|publisher=Sky Sports|date=17 May 2017|access-date=20 January 2021}}
- FA Trophy: 2018–19{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48314552|title=FA Trophy final:AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 May 2019|access-date=20 January 2021}}
=Individual=
- AFC Fylde Player of the Season: 2015–16,{{cite web|url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/rowey-at-the-double/|title=ROWEY AT THE DOUBLE!|website=www.afcfylde.co.uk|date=9 May 2016}} 2016–17
- AFC Fylde Goal of the Season: 2015–16, 2016–17
- AFC Fylde Players' Player of the Season: 2016–17
- National League North Player of the Season: 2017–18
- Blue Square Bet North Player of the Month: November 2011{{cite web|url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/rowey-swoops-league-honour/|title=ROWEY SCOOPS LEAGUE HONOUR!|website=www.afcfylde.co.uk|date=1 April 2016|access-date=20 January 2021}}
- National League North Player of the Month: March 2016, August 2016,{{cite web|url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/double-take-rowey-scoops-second-award/|title=DOUBLE TAKE … ROWEY SCOOPS SECOND AWARD!|website=www.afcfylde.co.uk|date=7 October 2016|access-date=20 January 2021}} September 2016
- National League Player of the Month: November 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/prolific-rowe-wins-top-player-for-november-43094|title=Prolific Rowe Wins Top Player For November|website=www.thenationalleague.org.uk|date=1 December 2017|access-date=20 January 2021}}
- National League Player of the Season: 2017–18,{{cite web|url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/rowe-scoops-top-award/|title=ROWE SCOOPS TOP AWARD!|website=www.afcfylde.co.uk|date=29 April 2018|access-date=20 January 2021}} 2018–19{{cite web|url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/news-double-joy-as-rowey-wins-player-of-the-season-award/|title=DOUBLE JOY, AS ROWEY WINS PLAYER OF THE SEASON AWARD!|website=www.afcfylde.co.uk|date=29 April 2019|access-date=20 January 2021}}
- League Two Goal of the Month: November 2020
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