Keith Bowen

Keith Bryn Bowen (born 26 February 1958) is an English retired professional footballer who made over 230 appearances as a forward in the Football League for Colchester United, Northampton Town and Brentford.

Keith Bowen
Personal information
Full name Keith Bryn Bowen[1]
Date of birth (1958-02-26) 26 February 1958
Place of birth Northampton, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1976 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1982 Northampton Town 65 (24)
1981–1983 Brentford 51 (9)
1983–1986 Colchester United 116 (38)
1987–1988 Barnet 4 (0)
Northampton Spencer
National team
Wales Schoolboys
Teams managed
0000–2002 Northampton Spencer (assistant)
2001 Northampton Spencer (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Bowen joined Northampton Town as a trainee in 1976 and made 65 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 24 goals.[2] In September 1981,[1] he was transferred to Brentford where he made 58 appearances, scoring 12 goals, before moving to Colchester United in March 1983.[3] There he made 132 appearances, scoring 48 goals,[4] before his professional career was ended prematurely by a car crash in 1986.[5] He dropped into non-League football with Conference club Barnet during the 1987–88 season,[6] before returning to Northampton to join United Counties League Premier Division club Northampton Spencer.[7] As of February 1995, he was still playing for the club.[8]

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.[7][9] He had a spell as caretaker manager of the club in late 2001, after the departure of Sargent.[10]

International career

Bowen played for Wales at schoolboy level.[4]

Personal life

Bowen's father Dave was a Wales international footballer and his brother Barry played for Brentford Reserves.[3][11] Prior to becoming a footballer, Bowen worked as an accountant and resumed his career after leaving professional football.[12]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1981–82[13] Third Division 38832— — 4110
1982–83[13] 13 1 2 1 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 17 2
Total 5195310 1 05812
Colchester United 1982–83[14] Fourth Division 13 4 — — — 13 4
1983–84[15] 46 12 3 5 4 1 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 55 18
1984–85[16] 42 17 1 0 2 1 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 47 18
1985–86[17] 15 5 — 2 3 — 17 8
Total 116 38 4 5 8 5 4 0 132 48
Barnet 1987–88[18] Conference 4 0 2 2 — 0 0 6 2
Career Total 17147111095 5 019662
  1. Appearance in Football League Group Cup
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Keith Bowen". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. Keith Bowen at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. "Player profile – Keith Bowen". Archive database for Colchester United. coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  5. Hudson, Matt. "The 1970s and 1980s". cu-fc.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. "Barnet see promotion snatched away from them by Lincoln". www.barnet-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  7. "Committee Members". Northampton Spencer FC. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. Griffin Gazette vs Huddersfield Town. Poole: Quay Design Limited. 21 February 1995. p. 2.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  9. "Geary eager to lead Sports to Vase glory". www.northamptonchron.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  10. "Bowen's boys out to build on win". www.northamptonchron.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  11. "Obituary: Dave Bowen". The Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  12. "Keith Bowen". Chartered Accountants Northampton – Phipps Henson McAllister. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  13. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 423–424. ISBN 978-1906796716.
  14. "Player Match List – Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  15. "Player Match List – Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  16. "Player Match List – Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  17. "Player Match List – Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  18. "Keith Bowen". Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  • Keith Bowen at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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