Thomas Malcolm Rowe (born 24 September 1988) is an English professional footballer who primarily plays as a winger for Premier League club Manchester United, where he is a player-coach for their academy.
 Rowe playing for Peterborough United in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Malcolm Rowe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1988[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Wythenshawe, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Manchester United | ||
| 2003–2007 | Stockport County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Stockport County | 72 | (13) |
| 2009–2014 | Peterborough United | 175 | (23) |
| 2014–2016 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2016–2019 | Doncaster Rovers | 118 | (22) |
| 2019–2021 | Bristol City | 60 | (3) |
| 2021–2024 | Doncaster Rovers | 107 | (13) |
| 2024– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:58, 20 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editStockport County
editRowe was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, and started his career as a boy with Manchester United in 2002.[3] He joined the Stockport County youth system the following year,[3] and made his first-team debut as an 81st-minute substitute in their 4–1 defeat away at Watford in the FA Cup third round in January 2007.[4] He scored his first goal for Stockport against Notts County at Edgeley Park in February 2008,[5] and followed this up with a hat-trick at Rotherham United a few days later,[6] which prompted Stockport County manager Jim Gannon to say, "Physically, he is a supreme athlete with Premier League fitness and technically he is excellent. What an accomplished performance – the only thing is maybe the England scouts won't come to look at him. I've said it to him personally, I think he has a great future."[7] Rowe made 30 appearances in the 2007–08 season, including all the playoff games, as Stockport won promotion to League One.[8][9] At the end of the season, Rowe won the club's Young Player of the Year Award.[10]
He made a further 50 appearances for Stockport in the 2008–09 season.[11]
Peterborough United
editAfter Stockport went into administration at the end of April 2009,[12] the administrators sold Rowe to raise necessary funding for the club.[13] Rowe joined League One side Peterborough United for £225,000 on a three-year contract in May 2009.[14][15] He scored his first goal for Peterborough in a 4–0 win away at Wycombe in the first round of the League Cup at the beginning of the 2009–10 season. After becoming a regular player in the Peterborough team, Rowe ended the 2010/11 campaign by scoring the opening goal at a 3–0 win over Huddersfield Town in the League One play-off final as they won promotion to the Football League Championship.
Rowe was appointed Peterborough's captain for the 2012–13 season but the team ended up suffering relegation despite reaching 54 points. He remained with the Posh for a further season back in League One, during which he lifted the Football League Trophy after a 3–1 win over Chesterfield. However, following a play-off defeat to Leyton Orient, Rowe was named as one of a series of players who would not be offered a new contract.[16] In total he made 199 appearances for the club, scoring 27 times.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
editOut of contract at Peterborough, Rowe signed a two-year deal on 3 June 2014 with newly promoted Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers.[17] After overcoming a broken toe sustained during pre-season,[18] he made his club debut on 30 August 2014 as a substitute in a 3–1 win against Blackburn.[19] Rowe failed to establish himself in Wolves' first team, primarily appearing only as a substitute before breaking a bone in his foot on Boxing Day 2014 and undergoing surgery. A recurrence of the problem meant he failed to play again during the season.[20]
Rowe made a solitary League Cup appearance for Wolves during the start of the 2015–16 campaign before being loaned out in October to League One Scunthorpe United for several months.[21] After making three appearances for his parent club in late February 2016, he was again loaned out, joining Doncaster Rovers on loan until the end of the season linking up with former manager Darren Ferguson.[22] He made his début later on that day in a 2–1 home defeat to his former club Peterborough United but was unable to stop the team being relegated.[23]
At the conclusion of the season his parent club announced they would not be renewing Rowe's contract.[24] He had made 18 appearances for the club over two years.
Doncaster Rovers
editOn 18 May 2016, Rowe signed a permanent 3-year deal at League Two Side Doncaster Rovers, becoming Ferguson's first summer signing.[25]
He was offered a new contract by Doncaster at the end of the 2018–19 season.[26]
Bristol City
editOn 1 July 2019 Rowe signed a two-year contract with Championship side Bristol City.[27]
On 14 May 2021, Rowe left Bristol City due to his contract expiring.
Return to Doncaster Rovers
editOn 23 June 2021, it was announced that Rowe had rejoined Doncaster Rovers.
On 15 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer once his contract expired.[28]
Return to Manchester United
editAfter featuring in several Premier League 2 games, Rowe returned to Manchester United more than two decades after leaving, taking up a player-coach role with the academy team.[29][30]
Personal life
editTommy's younger brother, Danny, is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 12 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stockport County | 2006–07[31] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007–08[32] | League Two | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| 2008–09[33] | League One | 44 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 50 | 7 | |
| Total | 72 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 85 | 13 | ||
| Peterborough United | 2009–10[34] | Championship | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| 2010–11[35] | League One | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 43 | 6 | |
| 2011–12[36] | Championship | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13[37] | Championship | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14[38] | League One | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5[d] | 0 | 43 | 9 | |
| Total | 175 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 199 | 27 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2014–15[39] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[40] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 2015–16[41] | League One | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2015–16[42] | League One | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 2016–17[43] | League Two | 46 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 | |
| 2017–18[44] | League One | 40 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 9 | |
| 2018–19[45] | League One | 32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[e] | 1 | 40 | 6 | |
| Total | 128 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 144 | 31 | ||
| Bristol City | 2019–20[46] | Championship | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |
| 2020–21[47] | Championship | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 67 | 3 | |||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2021–22[48] | League One | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 50 | 8 |
| 2022–23[49] | League Two | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Total | 67 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 9 | ||
| Manchester United U21 | 2024–25[50] | — | — | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career totals | 533 | 73 | 23 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 603 | 84 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in Football League Trophy, three in Football League Two play-offs.
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Football League/EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Football League One play-offs
- ^ Three appearances in Football League Trophy, two in Football League One play-offs.
- ^ One appearance in EFL Trophy, two in EFL League One play-offs
Honours
edit- Stockport County
- Peterborough United
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
- ^ a b "Career History". Up The Posh!. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Watford 4–1 Stockport". BBC Sport. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ "Stockport 1–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 9 February 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ "Rotherham 1–4 Stockport". BBC Sport. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ "Gannon tips Rowe to reach summit". BBC Sport. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Rowe in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (26 May 2008). "Stockport 3–2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Tommy Rowe (Midfielder)". Manchester Evening News. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
His consistent performances throughout the 2007–08 season led to him cementing his place as first-choice left-winger as well as landing him County's Young Player of the Year Award.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Rowe in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Stockport go into administration". BBC Sport. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Official statement". Stockport County FC. 12 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
The sale of SCFC player Thomas Malcolm, "Tommy", Rowe to Peterborough United Football Club was agreed late yesterday, Monday 11 May. Given the club's perilous financial position this sale has been necessary to raise the funds which will be required to pay ongoing critical trading costs, including wages.
- ^ "Posh swoop for Rowe". Sky Sports. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "Posh sign Stockport winger Rowe". BBC Sport. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Tommy Rowe among five released". BBC Sport. 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Peterborough captain Tommy Rowe moves to Molineux". BBC Sport. 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Injured Tommy Rowe in time out for Wolves". Express & Star. 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Wolves 3–1 Blackburn". BBC Sport. 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Wolves: Tommy Rowe suffers injury recurrence". Birmingham Mail. 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Tommy Rowe: Wolves midfielder joins Scunthorpe United on loan". BBC Sport. 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Tommy Rowe: Doncaster Rovers sign Wolves midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Doncaster 1-2 Peterborough: Santos pops up in added time". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Contract decisions revealed". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016.
- ^ "Forever Rowe-vers".
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers: Tommy Rowe, Andy Butler & Danny Andrew offered new deals". BBC Sport. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "City sign Rowe and Gilmartin". Bristol City. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Tommy Rowe: Doncaster midfielder one of seven released by club". BBC Sport. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Academy Weekly: Successful window ends". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Railston, Steven (3 September 2024). "Why a 35-year-old who last played for Doncaster has joined Man United". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Stockport 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Stockport 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Stockport 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Peterborough 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Peterborough 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Rowe in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Peterborough 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Peterborough 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Wolves 2014/2015 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Wolves 2015/16 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United 2015/16 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers 2015/16 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Rowe in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Rowe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Rowe in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Rowe in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Rowe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Tommy Rowe | Football Stats | Doncaster Rovers | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Tommy Rowe | Football Stats | Doncaster Rovers | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Tommy Rowe in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Rowe determined to repay faith of supporters after new deal". doncasterroversfc.co.uk. Doncaster Rovers. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
External links
edit- Tommy Rowe at Soccerbase
