Keith Bowen

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Keith Bowen
Personal information
Full name Keith Bryn Bowen[1]
Date of birth (1958-02-26) 26 February 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Northampton, England
Position(s) Forward
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
Northampton Spencer
International career
Wales Schoolboys
Managerial career
2001 Northampton Spencer (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keith Bryn Bowen (born 26 February 1958 in Northampton) is a former Welsh footballer who made over 230 appearances as a forward in The Football League in the 1980s.[1]

Club career

Bowen joined Northampton Town as a trainee in 1976 and made a total of 76 Football League appearances for them, scoring 24 goals.[2] In 1981 he was transferred to Brentford where he made 58 appearances, scoring 12 goals, before moving to Colchester United in March 1983.[3] Here 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 side Barnet during the 1987–88 season,[6] before returning to Northampton to join United Counties League Premier Division side 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.[11] His brother Barry played in the reserves at Brentford.[3]

References

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