| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Westfields | |||
| Moor Green | |||
| Westfields | |||
| 1996–1997 | Merthyr Tydfil | ||
| 1997–2000 | Worcester City | ||
| 2000 | Evesham Town | ||
| 2000 | Halesowen Town | ||
| Westfields | |||
| 2003 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Bromsgrove Rovers | ||
| 2004 | Newport County | ||
| 2004 | Westfields | ||
| 2004 | Newtown | ||
| 2010 | Leominster Town | ||
| 2011 | Westfields | ||
| 2017–2018 | Kington Town | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Leominster Town | ||
| 2017–2018 | Kington Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sam Bowen (born April 1976) [1] is an English former football player and coach. [2]
Bowen, a striker, spent his early career with Westfields, Moor Green and Merthyr Tydfil. [3] At Merthyr Tydfil he scored 5 goals on his debut, and had a trial at Premier League club West Ham United. [3] [4]
He next played for Worcester City, scoring a hat-trick on his debut, and scoring a total of 53 goals in 97 matches for the club. [5] After leaving Worcester, [6] he played for Evesham Town, [7] and Halesowen Town, scoring on his debut for Halesowen. [8]
In January 2003 he left football to begin a career as a rugby player. [9] He returned to football with Westfields, moving on loan to Forest Green Rovers in December 2003, scoring a hat-trick on his debut for the club. [10] [11]
He also played for Bromsgrove Rovers, [12] before signing for Newport County in January 2004, [13] scoring 5 goals in 13 appearances before being released in the summer of 2004. [14]
After returning to Westfields, he signed for Welsh club Newtown in September 2004. [15] By December 2011, he was again playing for Westfields. [16]
He also spent time as player-manager at both Leominster Town, [17] and Kington Town. [3] [18] [19] [20]
Bowen worked as a farmer. [21] He is the father of fellow footballer Jarrod Bowen. [3] [4] [22]