Tommy Rowe
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{about|the Doncaster Rovers player|the Portsmouth player|Tommy Rowe (footballer, born 1913)}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tommy Rowe
| image = Tommy Rowe Peterborough.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Rowe playing for Peterborough United in 2011
| fullname = Thomas Malcolm Rowe{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol City |publisher=English Football League |page=13 |access-date=19 September 2020}}
| birth_place = Wythenshawe, England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|9|24|df=y}}{{cite book
| editor-last = Hugman
| editor-first = Barry J.
| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09
| publisher = Mainstream
| year = 2008
| isbn = 978-1-84596-324-8}}
| position = Midfielder / Winger
| currentclub = Manchester United
| clubnumber = 47
| youthyears1 = 2002–2003
| youthclubs1 = Manchester United
| youthyears2 = 2003–2007
| youthclubs2 = Stockport County
| years1 = 2007–2009
| clubs1 = Stockport County
| caps1 = 72
| goals1 = 13
| years2 = 2009–2014
| clubs2 = Peterborough United
| caps2 = 175
| goals2 = 23
| years3 = 2014–2016
| clubs3 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| caps3 = 17
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015
| clubs4 = → Scunthorpe United (loan)
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2016
| clubs5 = → Doncaster Rovers (loan)
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2016–2019
| clubs6 = Doncaster Rovers
| caps6 = 118
| goals6 = 22
| years7 = 2019–2021
| clubs7 = Bristol City
| caps7 = 60
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2021–2024
| clubs8 = Doncaster Rovers
| caps8 = 107
| goals8 = 13
| years9 = 2024–
| clubs9 = Manchester United
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| club-update = 13:58, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
}}
Thomas Malcolm Rowe (born 24 September 1988) is an English professional footballer who primarily plays as a winger for Premier League club Manchester United, where he is a player-coach for their academy.
Career
=Stockport County=
Rowe was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, and started his career as a boy with Manchester United in 2002.{{cite web| title = Career History| url = http://www.uptheposh.com/people/4982/career/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140606225916/http://www.uptheposh.com/people/4982/career/| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 6 June 2014| publisher = Up The Posh!| access-date = 17 February 2012}} He joined the Stockport County youth system the following year, and made his first-team debut as an 81st-minute substitute in their 4–1 defeat away at Watford in the FA Cup third round in January 2007.{{cite news | title =Watford 4–1 Stockport | publisher =BBC Sport | date =6 January 2007 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6214007.stm| access-date =28 March 2008 }} He scored his first goal for Stockport against Notts County at Edgeley Park in February 2008,{{cite news | title =Stockport 1–1 Notts County | publisher =BBC Sport | date =9 February 2008 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7223991.stm| access-date =28 March 2008 }} and followed this up with a hat-trick at Rotherham United a few days later,{{cite news | title =Rotherham 1–4 Stockport | publisher =BBC Sport | date =13 February 2008 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7236382.stm| access-date =28 March 2008 }} which prompted Stockport County manager Jim Gannon to say, "Physically, he is a supreme athlete with Premier League fitness and technically he is excellent. What an accomplished performance – the only thing is maybe the England scouts won't come to look at him. I've said it to him personally, I think he has a great future."{{cite news | title = Gannon tips Rowe to reach summit | publisher =BBC Sport | date =13 February 2008 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/7243641.stm| access-date =28 March 2008 }} Rowe made 30 appearances in the 2007–08 season, including all the playoff games, as Stockport won promotion to League One.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45974&season_id=137|title=Games played by Tommy Rowe in 2007/2008|work=Soccerbase|access-date=20 June 2009}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7416601.stm|title=Stockport 3–2 Rochdale|last=Fletcher|first=Paul|date=26 May 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=20 June 2009}} At the end of the season, Rowe won the club's Young Player of the Year Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/stockport_county/s/1085203_tommy_rowe_midfielder|title=Tommy Rowe (Midfielder)|date=12 December 2008|work=Manchester Evening News|quote=His consistent performances throughout the 2007–08 season led to him cementing his place as first-choice left-winger as well as landing him County's Young Player of the Year Award.|access-date=20 June 2009}}
He made a further 50 appearances for Stockport in the 2008–09 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=45974&season_id=138|title=Games played by Tommy Rowe in 2008/2009|work=Soccerbase|access-date=20 June 2009}}
=Peterborough United=
After Stockport went into administration at the end of April 2009,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/8027353.stm|title=Stockport go into administration|date=30 April 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=20 June 2009}} the administrators sold Rowe to raise necessary funding for the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~1654887,00.html|title=Official statement|date=12 May 2009|publisher=Stockport County FC|quote=The sale of SCFC player Thomas Malcolm, "Tommy", Rowe to Peterborough United Football Club was agreed late yesterday, Monday 11 May. Given the club's perilous financial position this sale has been necessary to raise the funds which will be required to pay ongoing critical trading costs, including wages.|access-date=20 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723103137/http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~1654887,00.html|archive-date=23 July 2011}} Rowe joined League One side Peterborough United for £225,000 on a three-year contract in May 2009.{{cite news | title = Posh swoop for Rowe | publisher =Sky Sports | date =12 May 2009 | url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_5317940,00.html| access-date =12 May 2009 }}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/8045706.stm|title=Posh sign Stockport winger Rowe|date=12 May 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=20 June 2009}} He scored his first goal for Peterborough in a 4–0 win away at Wycombe in the first round of the League Cup at the beginning of the 2009–10 season. After becoming a regular player in the Peterborough team, Rowe ended the 2010/11 campaign by scoring the opening goal at a 3–0 win over Huddersfield Town in the League One play-off final as they won promotion to the Football League Championship.
Rowe was appointed Peterborough's captain for the 2012–13 season but the team ended up suffering relegation despite reaching 54 points. He remained with the Posh for a further season back in League One, during which he lifted the Football League Trophy after a 3–1 win over Chesterfield. However, following a play-off defeat to Leyton Orient, Rowe was named as one of a series of players who would not be offered a new contract.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27422335|title=Tommy Rowe among five released|date=15 May 2014|publisher=BBC Sport}} In total he made 199 appearances for the club, scoring 27 times.
=Wolverhampton Wanderers=
Out of contract at Peterborough, Rowe signed a two-year deal on 3 June 2014 with newly promoted Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers.{{cite news| title=Peterborough captain Tommy Rowe moves to Molineux|publisher=BBC Sport| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27681610| date=3 June 2014}} After overcoming a broken toe sustained during pre-season,{{cite web |title=Injured Tommy Rowe in time out for Wolves|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/07/14/injured-tommy-rowe-facing-time-out-for-wolves/|publisher=Express & Star|date=14 July 2014}} he made his club debut on 30 August 2014 as a substitute in a 3–1 win against Blackburn.{{cite web |title=Wolves 3–1 Blackburn|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28906119|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 August 2014}} Rowe failed to establish himself in Wolves' first team, primarily appearing only as a substitute before breaking a bone in his foot on Boxing Day 2014 and undergoing surgery. A recurrence of the problem meant he failed to play again during the season.{{cite web |title=Wolves: Tommy Rowe suffers injury recurrence|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wolves-tommy-rowe-suffers-injury-8920588|work=Birmingham Mail|date=26 March 2015}}
Rowe made a solitary League Cup appearance for Wolves during the start of the 2015–16 campaign before being loaned out in October to League One Scunthorpe United for several months.{{cite news| title=Tommy Rowe: Wolves midfielder joins Scunthorpe United on loan|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34424442|date=2 October 2015}} After making three appearances for his parent club in late February 2016, he was again loaned out, joining Doncaster Rovers on loan until the end of the season linking up with former manager Darren Ferguson.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35851794|title=Tommy Rowe: Doncaster Rovers sign Wolves midfielder on loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 March 2016|access-date=20 April 2018}} He made his début later on that day in a 2–1 home defeat to his former club Peterborough United but was unable to stop the team being relegated.{{Cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/doncaster-vs-peterboro/report/340518|title=Doncaster 1-2 Peterborough: Santos pops up in added time|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=26 March 2016}}
At the conclusion of the season his parent club announced they would not be renewing Rowe's contract.{{Cite news|title=Contract decisions revealed|url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/news-contract-decisions-revealed-3105709.aspx|publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C|date=9 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509220844/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/news-contract-decisions-revealed-3105709.aspx|archive-date=9 May 2016}} He had made 18 appearances for the club over two years.
=Doncaster Rovers=
On 18 May 2016, Rowe signed a permanent 3-year deal at League Two Side Doncaster Rovers, becoming Ferguson's first summer signing.{{Cite web|url=http://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/article/forever-rowe-vers-3118138.aspx|title=Forever Rowe-vers}}
He was offered a new contract by Doncaster at the end of the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48365098|title=Doncaster Rovers: Tommy Rowe, Andy Butler & Danny Andrew offered new deals|date=22 May 2019|access-date=22 May 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}
=Bristol City=
On 1 July 2019 Rowe signed a two-year contract with Championship side Bristol City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/city-sign-rowe-and-gilmartin/|title=City sign Rowe and Gilmartin|website=Bristol City|language=en|access-date=2019-07-02}}
On 14 May 2021, Rowe left Bristol City due to his contract expiring.
=Return to Doncaster Rovers=
On 23 June 2021, it was announced that Rowe had rejoined Doncaster Rovers.
On 15 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer once his contract expired.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-15 |title=Tommy Rowe: Doncaster midfielder one of seven released by club |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c88z8ppq8ypo |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
=Return to Manchester United=
After featuring in several Premier League 2 games, Rowe returned to Manchester United more than two decades after leaving, taking up a player-coach role with the academy team.{{Cite web |title=Academy Weekly: Successful window ends |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/academy-weekly-2-september-2024 |first=Harry |last=Robinson |access-date=3 September 2024|date=2 September 2024|website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United}}{{Cite web |last=Railston |first=Steven |date=3 September 2024 |title=Why a 35-year-old who last played for Doncaster has joined Man United |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-signed-35-year-29853902 |access-date=3 September 2024 |website=Manchester Evening News}}
Rowe played in the 2024–25 EFL Trophy, wearing the number 47.
Personal life
Tommy's younger brother, Danny, is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 12 November 2024}}
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{Doncaster Rovers F.C. squad}}
{{Doncaster Rovers F.C. Player of the Year}}
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Category:Footballers from Wythenshawe
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Manchester United F.C. players
Category:Stockport County F.C. players
Category:Peterborough United F.C. players
Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players