Keith Rowland

Keith Rowland

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-09-01) 1 September 1971
Place of birth	Portadown, Northern Ireland
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Wingate & Finchley (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1993	Bournemouth	72	(2)
1990	→Farnborough Town (loan)	1	(0)
1993	→Coventry (loan)	2	(0)
1993–1998	West Ham United	80	(1)
1998–2001	QPR	56	(3)
2001	→Luton Town (loan)	12	(2)
2001–2002	Chesterfield	12	(0)
2003	Barnet	8	(0)
2003	Hornchurch	0	(0)
2004	Dublin City	?	(1)
2005–2006	Redbridge	36	(0)
2006–2007	Welling United	0	(0)
Total		279	(9)
International career‡
1993–1999	Northern Ireland	19	(1)
Managerial career
2016–	Wingate & Finchley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:56, 3 December 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:56, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Keith Rowland (born Portadown, Northern Ireland, 1 September 1971) is a former footballer who played as a defender with Bournemouth, Coventry City, West Ham United, QPR, Luton Town, Chesterfield Barnet, Hornchurch, Redbridge and Welling United. He also represented Northern Ireland, winning 19 caps. He currently manages Wingate & Finchley.

Club career

Bournemouth

Rowland was signed by Bournemouth manager Harry Redknapp making his league debut appearance against Darlington on 17 August 1991. He had two loan spells away from The Cherries at Farnborough Town and at Coventry City where he made two substitute appearances.

West Ham United

In the summer of 1993, with Redknapp now assistant manager to Billy Bonds at West Ham, Rowland, was signed for £110,000 alongside midfielder Paul Mitchell. Rowland played 91 games in all competitions for West Ham, scoring only one goal, in a 1–1 away draw against Newcastle United in November 1996. He found his first team opportunities limited in his time at West Ham due to injury and the form of first team regulars Julian Dicks and David Burrows.

Queens Park Rangers

In January 1998 Rowland moved to QPR along with Iain Dowie as part of the deal which saw Trevor Sinclair move to Upton Park. Rowland made his QPR debut in January 1998 against Stockport County and went on to make 56 league appearances, scoring 3 goals.

Chesterfield

He stayed at the QPR until August 2001, which included a period on loan, at Luton Town, before moving to Chesterfield on a free transfer.

Barnet

He made only 12 appearances for Chesterfield before signing for Barnet in March 2003. The summer of 2003 saw Rowland's final Football League appearance before he made his move into Non-League football.

Coaching career

After coaching at Aveley F.C., Rowland followed manager Rod Stringer to Braintree Town in May 2010 where he was first-team coach. After managerial contract negotiations failed, he left the club with Stringer in May 2011. On 14 June 2011, Rowland returned to Braintree as Assistant Manager to Alan Devonshire.

International career

Rowland gained 19 caps for Northern Ireland scoring one goal in a 1–0 win against Finland on 10 October 1998. He was first capped whilst with West Ham making his international debut on 8 September 1993 against Latvia. His final game came on 9 May 1999 in a 1–0 win against Ireland.

International goals

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Scored
1	10 Oct 1998	Windsor Park, Belfast	Finland	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying	1

External links

• Keith Rowland career statistics at Soccerbase