Daniel Lucas Rowe (born 29 January 1989) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for York City on loan from

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. Rowe played youth football for

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

and

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, later playing for Blackpool Wren Rovers, Kendal Town,

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed in ...

Droylsden Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester city centre and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the ...

, Stockport County,

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, Lincoln City,

AFC Fylde AFC Fylde is a professional football club based in Wesham in the Borough of Fylde, Lancashire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mill Farm. Originally known as Kirkham & Wesham following a merger of Kirkham Town and Wes ...

(where he is the all-time leading goalscorer), Oldham Athletic,

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

and

Career

Early career

Born in

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

, Rowe played youth football with

before joining

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. He then began a joinery apprenticeship at a building site in Blackpool. Speaking to

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in 2020, he said he fell out of love with the sport after his release by United. He began his senior career in non-league with Blackpool Wren Rovers, where he scored 63 goals in 68 games between August 2008 and August 2010. He also played Sunday league football for Quilligans. He joined Kendal Town for whom he debuted in the club's 1–0

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at home to Frickley Athletic on 21 August 2010. He moved up two divisions four months later when he joined

for an undisclosed fee. from whom he spent loan spells at

, Stockport County, and

moving on to join Lincoln City.

AFC Fylde

On 8 August 2014, Rowe joined Conference North side

after featuring for the club during pre-season. During his third season at the club, Rowe scored fifty goals in all competitions as Fylde won promotion to the

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, his fiftieth and final goal coming on a final day 4–2 victory over

Worcester City Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Midland Football League, the ninth tier of English football. Established in 1902, the club play at Claines Lane. Worcester City's ...

, these efforts securing him the league's Player of the Year award, as well as the club's Player of the Season, Goal of the Season, Golden Boot and Players' Player of the Season awards. 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

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. He asked to leave Fylde in January 2020, with the club putting him on the transfer list. He later said that he wished to play in the

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but realise that would not be possible with Fylde. He departed Fylde as their all-time leading goalscorer.

Oldham Athletic

He moved to Oldham Athletic later that month for an undisclosed fee, signing an 18-month contract. He made his debut for the club on 18 January 2020, coming off of the bench in a 1–1 draw with

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. He scored his first goal for the club the following week, in his first start for the club. In November 2020, Rowe's 35 yard free kick won the league's goal of the month award.

Bradford City

In January 2021 he moved to

, signing an 18-month contract with the club for an undisclosed fee. Interim club manager

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described Rowe as "exciting" and said that he could help the club score more goals. 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. After 2 goals in 3 games he was ruled out due to a heavy cold.

Chesterfield

On 22 April 2021 he moved to

after spending 3 months with Bradford City. Bradford City later said they had no regrets about Rowe's short stay with the club. He made his debut two days later in a 0–0 draw with

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, taking 6 matches to score his first goal, grabbing the fourth in a 4–1 thrashing of King's Lynn Town. In the penultimate match of the season, Rowe scored a vital double as Chesterfield beat

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

2–1 to keep Chesterfield in the play-offs, a position they remained in after the season's conclusion.

AFC Fylde (loan)

On 23 August 2022, Rowe returned to AFC Fylde on loan until 1 January 2023.

York City (loan)

On 23 March 2023, Rowe joined relegation-threatened National League club York City on loan until the end of the season.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

AFC Fylde *

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: 2016–17 *

: 2018–19

Individual

Player of the Season: 2015–16, 2016–17 *AFC Fylde Goal of the Season: 2015–16, 2016–17 *AFC Fylde Players' Player of the Season: 2016–17 *

Player of the Season: 2017–18 *Blue Square Bet North Player of the Month: November 2011 *National League North Player of the Month: March 2016, August 2016, September 2016 *

Player of the Month: November 2017 *National League Player of the Season: 2017–18, 2018–19 *

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Goal of the Month: November 2020

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowe, Danny 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Blackpool English footballers Association football forwards Preston North End F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Blackpool Wren Rovers F.C. players Kendal Town F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players AFC Fylde players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players York City F.C. players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players English Football League players