Bill Rowley was an international footballer who represented England 2 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 2nd March 1889 at 23 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 5th March 1892 aged 26. Rowley, born on 12th November 1865, in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, has a FA Legacy Number of 157 and played as a Goalkeeper for his country.
Bill Rowley - 2 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: William Spencer Rowley
- Born: 12th November 1865, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
- Died: 1st January 1934, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent aged 68
- England Career: 1889 - 1892
- Positions whilst with England: Goalkeeper
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Stoke City (2)
- FA Legacy Number: 157
- Rowley started his football career with Hanley Orion before moving to Stoke Reserves in 1883. After a brief stint at Burslem Port Vale from 1884 to 1886 he returned to the Stoke senior side and played there until 1896 when he became the club secretary. In August 1898 he took up the position of club secretary at Leicester Fosse but because of some unknown objection his registration was suspended by the FA. He also worked as in the pottery trade.
N.B. His birth date is his baptism date. We suspect that his actual brith date was a few weeks prior. His death date is approximate.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (HC) on 2nd March 1889 aged 23 years, 3 months, 20 days - Last Cap: v Ireland (HC) on 5th March 1892 aged 26 years, 3 months, 23 days
- Career Length: 3 years, 3 days
- Starts: 2
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 2
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Goalkeeper
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Tommy Clare
- 2 Matches
- Harry Daft
- 2 Matches
- Albert James Aldridge
- 1 Match
- John Brodie
- 1 Match
- Frank Burton
- 1 Match
- Joe Lofthouse
- 1 Match
- Alf Shelton
- 1 Match
- David Weir
- 1 Match
- Charles Wreford-Brown
- 1 Match
- Jack Yates
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 4 sources from 2 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- IRE, 2 - 0, 5th Mar 1892 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 2.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 23 days. - IRE, 6 - 1, 2nd Mar 1889 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 1.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 20 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.