Keith Bowen

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Keith Bowen

| image =

| fullname = Keith Bryn Bowen{{Hugman|id=1956|accessdate=1 December 2015}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1958|02|26}}

| birth_place = Northampton, England

| death_date =

| height = 6 ft 1 in{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=134 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1976

| youthclubs1 =Northampton Town

| years1 = 1976–1982

| clubs1 = Northampton Town

| caps1 = 65

| goals1 = 24

| years2 = 1981–1983

| clubs2 = Brentford

| caps2 = 51

| goals2 = 9

| years3 = 1983–1986

| clubs3 = Colchester United

| caps3 = 116

| goals3 = 38

| years4 = 1987–1988

| clubs4 = Barnet

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 0

| years5 =

| clubs5 = Northampton Spencer

| caps5 =

| goals5 =

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Wales Schoolboys

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = {{0|0000}}–2002

| managerclubs1 = Northampton Spencer (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2001

| managerclubs2 = Northampton Spencer (caretaker)

}}

Keith Bryn Bowen (born 26 February 1958) is a retired professional footballer who made over 230 appearances as a forward in the Football League for Colchester United, Northampton Town and Brentford. Born in England, he represented the Wales Schoolboys at international level.

Club career

Bowen joined Northampton Town as a trainee in 1976 and made 65 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 24 goals.{{NeilBrownPlayers|player1/keithbowen}} In September 1981, he was transferred to Brentford where he made 58 appearances, scoring 12 goals, before moving to Colchester United in March 1983.{{Cite book |last1=Haynes |first1=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |pages=24–25}} There he made 132 appearances, scoring 48 goals,{{Cite web |title=Player profile – Keith Bowen |url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=407 |access-date=9 June 2011 |website=Archive database for Colchester United |publisher=coludata.co.uk}} before his professional career was ended prematurely by a car crash in 1986.{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=Matt |title=The 1970s and 1980s |url=http://www.cu-fc.com/news/article/history-1970s-and-1980s-230070.aspx |access-date=20 October 2015 |website=cu-fc.com}} He dropped into non-League football with Conference club Barnet during the 1987–88 season,{{Cite web |title=Barnet see promotion snatched away from them by Lincoln |url=http://www.barnet-mad.co.uk/feat/edx1/barnet_see_promotion_snatched_away_from_them_by_lincoln_454827/index.shtml |access-date=1 December 2015 |website=www.barnet-mad.co.uk}} before returning to Northampton to join United Counties League Premier Division club Northampton Spencer.{{Cite web |title=Committee Members |url=http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/northamptonspencerfc/Committee/view/144720 |access-date=1 December 2015 |website=Northampton Spencer FC}} As of February 1995, he was still playing for the club.{{Cite book |title=Griffin Gazette vs Huddersfield Town |date=21 February 1995 |publisher=Quay Design Limited |year=1995 |location=Poole |page=2}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Geary eager to lead Sports to Vase glory |url=http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/geary-eager-to-lead-sports-to-vase-glory-1-945349 |access-date=1 December 2015 |website=www.northamptonchron.co.uk}} He had a spell as caretaker manager of the club in late 2001, after the departure of Sargent.{{Cite web |title=Bowen's boys out to build on win |url=http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/bowen-s-boys-out-to-build-on-win-1-936187 |access-date=1 December 2015 |website=www.northamptonchron.co.uk}}

International career

Bowen played for Wales at schoolboy level.

Personal life

Bowen's father Dave was a Wales international footballer and his brother Barry played for Brentford Reserves.{{Cite web |title=Obituary: Dave Bowen |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-dave-bowen-1602974.html |access-date=1 December 2015 |website=The Independent |date=22 October 2011 |language=en-GB}} Prior to becoming a footballer, Bowen worked as an accountant and resumed his career after leaving professional football.{{Cite web |title=Keith Bowen |url=https://www.phm-accountants.co.uk/partners_kbowen.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=4 September 2017 |website=Chartered Accountants Northampton – Phipps Henson McAllister |language=en |archive-date=4 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904203742/https://www.phm-accountants.co.uk/partners_kbowen.htm }}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup ! colspan="2" \|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals !Apps !Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3" \|Brentford \|1981–82{{Cite book \|last1=Croxford \|first1=Mark \|title=The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties \|last2=Lane \|first2=David \|last3=Waterman \|first3=Greville \|publisher=Legends Publishing \|year=2011 \|isbn=978-1906796716 \|location=Sunbury, Middlesex \|pages=423–424}} \| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center;" \|Third Division \|38	8	3	2	colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|41	10
1982–83 \|13 \|1 \|2 \|1 \|1 \|0 \|1Appearance in Football League Group Cup \|0 \|17 \|2
colspan="2" \|Total !51	9	5	3	1	0 !1 !0	58	12
rowspan="5" \|Colchester United \|1982–83{{Cite web \|title=Player Match List – Colchester United \|url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1025&fsea=43&fdfa=1&fply=407 \|access-date=4 September 2017 \|website=www.coludata.co.uk \|language=en}} \| rowspan="4" \|Fourth Division \|13 \|4 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|13 \|4
1983–84{{Cite web \|title=Player Match List – Colchester United \|url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1025&fsea=44&fdfa=1&fply=407 \|access-date=4 September 2017 \|website=www.coludata.co.uk \|language=en}} \|46 \|12 \|3 \|5 \|4 \|1 \|2Appearances in FA Trophy \|0 \|55 \|18
1984–85{{Cite web \|title=Player Match List – Colchester United \|url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1025&fsea=45&fdfa=1&fply=407 \|access-date=4 September 2017 \|website=www.coludata.co.uk \|language=en}} \|42 \|17 \|1 \|0 \|2 \|1 \|2 \|0 \|47 \|18
1985–86{{Cite web \|title=Player Match List – Colchester United \|url=http://www.coludata.co.uk/content.php?pg=matchesplayed&fplyShowAll=true&fdfaShowAll=true&frt=rescomp&pd=1025&fsea=46&fdfa=1&fply=407 \|access-date=4 September 2017 \|website=www.coludata.co.uk \|language=en}} \|15 \|5 \| colspan="2" \|— \|2 \|3 \| colspan="2" \|— \|17 \|8
colspan="2" \|Total !116 !38 !4 !5 !8 !5 !4 !0 !132 !48
Barnet \|1987–88{{Cite web \|title=Keith Bowen \|url=http://www.downhillsecondhalf.co.uk/Football/ViewPerson.aspx?PersonID=617 \|access-date=25 December 2020 \|website=Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive}} \|Conference \|4 \|0 \|2 \|2 \| colspan="2" \|— \|0 \|0 \|6 \|2
colspan="3" \|Career Total !171	47	11	10	9	5 !5 !0	196	62

References

External links

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Category:Living people

Category:1958 births

Category:Welsh men's footballers

Category:English Football League players

Category:Northampton Town F.C. players

Category:Brentford F.C. players

Category:Colchester United F.C. players

Category:Footballers from Northampton

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Barnet F.C. players

Category:National League (English football) players

Category:Welsh football managers

Category:English accountants

Category:United Counties League players