Matt Bower

Matt Bower (born 11 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Yate Town.

Matt Bower
Personal information
Full name Matthew Joseph Bower[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-11) 11 December 1998[2]
Place of birth Cheltenham, England
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Yate Town
Youth career
0000–2010 Charlton Rovers
2010–2016 Cheltenham Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Cheltenham Town 5 (0)
2016Cirencester Town (loan) 10 (0)
2018Weston-super-Mare (loan) 17 (1)
2019Weston-super-Mare (loan) 5 (1)
2019–2020 Bath City 7 (0)
2019Stratford Town (loan) 11 (0)
2020 Cinderford Town 7 (0)
2020– Yate Town ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:30 10 Aug 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Bower joined Cheltenham Town in 2010, and signed his first professional deal in July 2016 following the Robins promotion back to the Football League.[4] Prior to this, Bower made his first-team debut for Cheltenham during their FA Trophy tie against Oxford City, replacing Cian Harries in their 2–2 draw.[5] Bower also enjoyed a short-term loan spell at Cirencester Town between March and April 2016, where he featured ten times for the Southern League Premier Division side.[6] On 19 August 2017, Bower made his League Two debut for Cheltenham during their 3–0 away defeat against Carlisle United, replacing Will Boyle in the 85th minute.[7] After playing in a trial game for Stoke City in late September he then signed a new contract for the 2018-19 season on 6 February.

On 28 June 2019, Bower joined Bath City on a one-year contract.[8] On 15 October 2019, he was loaned out to Stratford Town.[9] On 30 January 2020, he joined Cinderford Town.[10]

On 28 July 2020 he signed for Yate Town.

Career statistics

As of match played 5 May 2018.
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cheltenham Town 2015–16[3] National League 00002[lower-alpha 1]020
2016–17[3] League Two 0000000000
2017–18[3] League Two 3000002[lower-alpha 2]050
Total 3000004070
Cirencester Town (loan) 2015–16[6] Southern League Premier Division 1000000100
Career total 130000040170
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 73. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. "Matt Bower". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. "M. Bower". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. "Matt Bower: Cheltenham Town defender signs first professional contract". BBC Sport. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. "Oxford City vs. Cheltenham Town". Soccerway. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  6. "Matt Bower". Aylesbury United Official Site. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  7. "Carlisle United vs. Cheltenham Town. On 1 January 2018 Matt came on against Stevenage in their 4-1 away loss replacing Will Boyle in the 80th minute". Soccerway. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  8. Bath City sign Matt Bower from Cheltenham Town as Andy Watkins pens new deal, somersetlive.co.uk, 28 June 2019
  9. MATT BOWER SIGNS FOR TOWN ON LOAN FROM BATH CITY, stratfordtownfc.co.uk, 15 October 2019
  10. Former Cheltenham Town and Bath City defender signs for Cinderford Town, gloucestershirelive.co.uk, 30 January 2020
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