James Fowler (footballer)

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James Fowler
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Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-26) 26 October 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder / Full-Back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2014 Kilmarnock 409 (10)
2014 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 10 (0)
2014–2015 Queen of the South 8 (1)
Total427(11)
International career
2000 Scotland U21 2 (0)
2007 Scotland B 1 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2016 Queen of the South
2019 Sunderland (caretaker)
2021 Kilmarnock (caretaker)
2021–2022 Kilmarnock (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Fowler (born 26 October 1980) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player.

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As a player, Fowler spent fourteen years of his career with Kilmarnock, making over 400 league appearances, and represented Scotland internationally at under-21 and B levels.

Towards the end of his playing career, Fowler signed with Queen of the South as a player/coach. He was soon afterwards appointed team manager, and held this position until April 2016. He then assisted Jack Ross at St Mirren and Sunderland, the latter where he became caretaker manager after Ross' departure.

Fowler returned to Kilmarnock in November 2019 as Head of Football Operations and was interim manager on two occasions. He left the position in July 2022.

Playing career

Club

Fowler graduated from the Kilmarnock youth setup. He played in a variety of different positions for Kilmarnock, with the longest continual spell being spent at right back. On 18 March 2012, he played in the 2012 Scottish League Cup Final, which Kilmarnock won 1–0 against Celtic. [1] Fowler was granted a testimonial by Kilmarnock, which was played against Sheffield Wednesday on 8 August 2012. [2] Fowler holds the record for the most games played in now disbanded Scottish Premier League with 401 appearances.

On 17 January 2014, Fowler moved to Scottish Championship club Cowdenbeath on a one-month loan deal. [3] He was released by Kilmarnock at the end of the 2013–14 season.

International

Fowler was capped twice in 2000 by the Scotland under-21 team. In February 2007, Fowler was rewarded for his development with a late call up to the Scotland B squad against Finland. He played the last 25 minutes in a 2–2 draw at Rugby Park, his club's home ground.

Coaching career

Fowler signed for Queen of the South as first team player-coach on 27 June 2014. [4] He was appointed caretaker manager of the club in September 2014 after Jim McIntyre moved to Ross County [5] and later that month was appointed manager on a permanent basis. [6] On 30 March 2015 he agreed a contract extension until 30 May 2016. [7] Fowler departed Queens on 18 April 2016, two days after a 2–2 draw away to Alloa Athletic and with only two league matches of the 2015–16 season remaining. [8]

On 14 July 2016, Fowler joined Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion as a player-coach, having previously been on trial. He moved to St Mirren in October 2016, becoming assistant manager to Jack Ross. [9] Fowler held this position until May 2018, when he and Ross both moved to Sunderland. [10] He was placed in caretaker charge for one match after the departure of Ross in October 2019. [11]

Fowler was appointed Head of Football Operations at Kilmarnock in November 2019, giving him responsibility for recruitment and scouting. [12] He became caretaker manager after Alex Dyer left the club in January 2021, [13] and again when Tommy Wright left in December. [14] In June 2022, Fowler left his role due to an internal restructuring. [15]

Managerial statistics

As of 4 January 2022
TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Queen of the South Flag of Scotland.svg 9 September 201418 April 201676301432039.47
Sunderland (caretaker) Flag of England.svg 8 October 201917 October 20191100100.00
Kilmarnock (caretaker) Flag of Scotland.svg 30 January 20218 February 20212002000.00
Kilmarnock (caretaker) Flag of Scotland.svg 18 December 20214 January 20222110050.00
Total81321534039.51

Honours

Kilmarnock

In October 2016 he was inducted into the Kilmarnock 'Hall of Fame' alongside other well-known former players such as Tommy McLean, Ray Montgomerie and Stuart McLean. [16]

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  2. ↑ "Killie announce Fowler testimonial". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "New Faces". Cowdenbeath FC. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "QosFC: James Fowler". www.qosfc.com.
  5. ↑ "Queen of the South set to name new manager within a week". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Queen of the South appoint Fowler as new manager, BBC Sport
  7. ↑ "QosFC: Manager Agrees Contract Extension". www.qosfc.com.
  8. ↑ "Manager Departs". Queen of the South FC. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Fowler appointed St Mirren assistant". spfl.co.uk. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Jack Ross: Sunderland name St Mirren boss as new manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Jack Ross leaves SAFC – SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 8 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Kilmarnock: James Fowler named head of football operations". BBC Sport. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Alex Dyer: Kilmarnock boss leaves post 'by mutual consent' after St Johnstone collapse". BBC Sport. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "JAMES FOWLER HAILS 'MAGNIFICENT' KILLIE CHARACTER". www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Kilmarnock FC. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "James Fowler departs Killie". Kilmarnock FC. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Hall of Fame 2 Dinner". Kilmarnock FC website. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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