James Michael Rowe (born 21 October 1991) is an English

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who plays as an

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for

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area i ...

Career

Born in

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

, Rowe began his career in the Academy at

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

before joining

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, where after two years in the under-18 squad, he was handed a first year professional contract. Whilst at Reading he spent time on loan at

Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Town Football Club is a football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Winklebury Sports Complex. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'Never a step backward' ...

in 2009 and

Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. It is the police and judicial centre for all of Sussex and is home to Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, Lewes Crown Court and HMP Lewes. The civil parish is the centre of ...

in 2011. He left Reading without making a senior appearance and joined

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club are a professional football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team compete in , the third tier of the English football league system, and have played their home games at The New Lawn since ...

on trial in the summer of 2011. He scored in pre-season friendlies against

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...

and

Cirencester Town Cirencester Town Football Club is a football club based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA, the club are currently members of the and play at the Corinium Stadium. History The club was establ ...

and earned a two-year deal with the club. He made his Forest Green debut on the opening day of the 2011–12

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season against

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. He left Forest Green in April 2013 after two seasons with the club. He joined

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side

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...

on trial in July 2013 and earned a one-year contract. He made his debut in a

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first round tie with

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

on 6 August and scored his first goal in professional football with the winner in Tranmere's 3–2 win over

MK Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...

in October. On 2 May 2014, it was announced that he had signed a new one-year contract to stay with Tranmere for another season. Rowe's 90th-minute equaliser on the opening day of the 2014–15 season earned Tranmere a 1–1 draw with

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

as he scored second professional goal. He fell out of favour after sixth game of the season and missed two months before coming back with a winning goal against

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

on 29 November. Rowe was released by Tranmere by mutual consent on 2 February 2015. On 5 August 2015

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

manager

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confirmed that Rowe would join the club for the 2015–16 season. On 31 July 2017 Gary Waddock signed Rowe after a successful trial to

on a one-year contract. Despite being released by Aldershot at the end of the 2017–18 season, Rowe was given the opportunity to re-trial with the

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-based side and subsequently signed a new one-year deal in July 2018.

Career statistics

Honours

Cheltenham Town

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Winners: 2015-16

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowe, James 1991 births Living people Footballers from Oxford English footballers Association football midfielders Southampton F.C. players Reading F.C. players Basingstoke Town F.C. players Lewes F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Aldershot Town F.C. players