Doug Rowe (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Heath Rowe | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 1978 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Grimsby, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sneinton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1933 | Luton Town | 23 | (8) |
| 1933–1934 | Lincoln City | 11 | (5) |
| 1934 | Southampton | 2 | (1) |
| 1934–1935 | US Tourcoing | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Douglas Heath Rowe (6 July 1909 – 6 May 1978)[1] was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward for Luton Town, Lincoln City and Southampton in the 1930s.
Football career
[edit]Rowe was born in Nottingham and played his early football with the local Sneinton village side before joining Luton Town in March 1932. After a season with Luton in the Football League Third Division South, in which he made 23 appearances with eight goals, Rowe moved to Lincoln City of the Second Division.[2]
After a year with the "Imps", when he was used as understudy to Jack Wilkinson, Rowe had made eleven appearances at outside left scoring five goals.[1]
In August 1934, he moved to the south coast to join Southampton. He played in two of the first three matches of the season, scoring in his second match, a 2–2 draw with Oldham Athletic, before he lost his place to Laurie Fishlock.[3] Before long, Rowe requested a transfer and he moved to France to join US Tourcoing.[4]
His time in France was brief, and by the following summer he had returned to England.[4]
Family and career outside football
[edit]His brother, Bernard was a wrestler, who competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal at the 1934 Empire Games.[4]
Doug himself was a top-class wrestler, winning the England Amateur Welterweight Championship, and also won prizes as a weight-lifter.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Douglas Rowe". The Lincoln City Archive. www.redimps.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 228. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 93. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- ^ a b c d Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 292. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.