Darran Rowbotham
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Darran Rowbotham (born 22 October 1966) is a Welsh former footballer who made more than 450 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker.
Career
Rowbotham was born in Cardiff, Wales. He began his career as a junior with Plymouth Argyle, and turned professional with the club in November 1984. Three years later he joined local rivals Exeter City.[1] A key player in Exeter winning the Fourth Division title in the 1989–90 season, his goalscoring had linked him with possible moves to top-flight football. However, he sustained a serious knee injury which kept him out of football for a year, after which his career was restricted to the lower divisions of the Football League.[2]
After four years at Exeter, where he scored 58 goals in 142 games in all competitions, he joined Torquay United for a fee of £25,000. Only four months later he moved on again, following his former Exeter manager Terry Cooper to Birmingham City for a fee of £20,000.[1]
Lack of goals for Birmingham resulted in loan spells at Mansfield Town and Hereford United before he left on a free transfer, signing for Crewe Alexandra before the 1993–94 season.[1] He spent two years there, followed by an 18-month spell at Shrewsbury Town, before returning to Exeter in 1996. He remained at Exeter for four years, including a month on loan to Leyton Orient,[3] before being released at the end of the 1999–2000 season.[2] He ended his career playing alongside brother Jason for Weymouth in the Southern League.[4]
Honours
Individual
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Cardiff
- Welsh men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Weymouth F.C. players
- English Football League players