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Mark Bowen

Welsh association football player

Mark Bowen (born 7 December 1963) is a former Welsh football player. He has played for Wales national team.

Mark Bowen
Personal information
Full name Mark Rosslyn Bowen
Date of birth (1963-12-07) 7 December 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Neath, Wales
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Position(s) Left back, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Reading (head of football operations)
Youth career
1980–1981 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1987 Tottenham Hotspur 17 (2)
1987–1996 Norwich City 321 (24)
1996–1997 West Ham United 17 (1)
1997 Shimizu S-Pulse 7 (3)
1997–1999 Charlton Athletic 42 (0)
1999 Wigan Athletic 7 (0)
1999 Reading 0 (0)
Total 411 (30)
National team
1982–1983 Wales U21 3 (0)
1986–1997 Wales 41 (3)
Teams managed
2001 Crystal Palace U23s
2012 Queens Park Rangers (caretaker)
2019–2020 Reading
2022 AFC Wimbledon (interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

  • Sourced from Mark Bowen at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club change

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 1983–84 First Division 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1984–85 First Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1985–86 First Division 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
1986–87 First Division 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Total 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 21 2
Norwich City 1987–88 First Division 24 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 31 2
1988–89 First Division 35 2 6 0 3 0 1 0 45 2
1989–90 First Division 38 7 4 0 3 0 2 0 47 7
1990–91 First Division 37 1 4 0 2 0 5 0 48 1
1991–92 First Division 36 3 4 1 5 0 1 0 46 4
1992–93 Premier League 42 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 47 1
1993–94 Premier League 41 5 2 0 4 0 6 1 53 6
1994–95 Premier League 36 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 44 2
1995–96 First Division 31 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 38 2
Total 320 24 28 1 34 1 17 1 399 27
West Ham United 1996–97 Premier League 17 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 1
Shimizu S-Pulse 1997 J.League 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
Charlton Athletic 1997–98 First Division 36 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 42 0
1998–99 Premier League 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 42 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 48 0
Wigan Athletic 1999–2000 Second Division 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0
Reading 1999–2000 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Career Total 410 30 34 1 40 1 22 1 506 33
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy, Football League play-offs and Full Members Cup, Screen Sport Super Cup and UEFA Cup.

International change

Bowen made his senior debut for Wales on 10 May 1986, aged 22, in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Canada in North America. His final Wales appearance came 11 years later on 11 February 1997 in a goalless friendly draw with the Republic of Ireland at Cardiff Arms Park. He was capped 41 times as a full international for Wales, scoring three goals.[2][3]

Wales national team
Year Apps Goals
1986 2 0
1987 0 0
1988 2 0
1989 6 1
1990 1 0
1991 3 0
1992 8 2
1993 3 0
1994 4 0
1995 6 0
1996 5 0
1997 1 0
Total 41 3

Managerial change

As of match played 30 April 2022
Coaching record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Queens Park Rangers (caretaker) 23 November 2012 24 November 2012 1 0 0 1 000.00 [4]
Reading 14 October 2019 29 August 2020 43 16 12 15 037.21 [5]
AFC Wimbledon 30 March 2022 7 May 2022 7 0 4 3 000.00
Total 51 16 16 19 031.37 —

Honours change

Tottenham Hotspur

Norwich City

Charlton Athletic

References change

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ↑ "Mark Bowen: Wales". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Mark Bowen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Jurejko, Jonathan (24 November 2012). "Man United 3-1 QPR". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Reading: Mark Bowen takes charge as manager following Jose Gomes sacking". BBC. 14 October 2019.




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