{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use British English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = David Rowson | image = | fullname = David Andrew Rowson<ref>{{Hugman|17228|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> | height = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|9|14|df=y}} | birth_place = Aberdeen, Scotland | position = Midfielder | years1 = 1994–2001 | clubs1 = Aberdeen |caps1 = 133 |goals1 = 10 | years2 = 2000 | clubs2 = → Livingston (loan) |caps2 = 6 |goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2001–2003 | clubs3 = Stoke City |caps3 = 13 |goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2003–2004 | clubs4 = Partick Thistle |caps4 = 48 |goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2004–2006 | clubs5 = Northampton Town |caps5 = 68 |goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2006–2007 | clubs6 = Darlington |caps6 = 24 |goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2007 | clubs7 = → Boston United (loan) |caps7 = 6 |goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2007–2013 | clubs8 = Partick Thistle |caps8 = 162 |goals8 = 5 | years9 = 2013–2014 | clubs9 = Stenhousemuir |caps9 = 44 |goals9 = 2 | totalcaps = 504 | totalgoals = 24 | nationalyears1 = 1996–1997| nationalteam1 = Scotland U21<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=271|title = Scotland U21 Player David Rowson Details}}</ref>| nationalcaps1 = 5| nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''David Andrew Rowson''' (born 14 September 1976) is a Scottish former footballer.
==Career== He started his professional career at his hometown club Aberdeen.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220115112910/https://allybegg.com/david-rowson-i-was-playing-for-my-boyhood-club-and-training-with-my-heroes-it-was-absolutely-surreal/ David Rowson – "I was playing for my boyhood club and training with my heroes – it was absolutely surreal"]}}, AllyBegg.com, 15 January 2022</ref> He returned from a loan spell at Livingston halfway through the 1999–2000 season where he was sent to recuperate from a knee injury. During the last ten games of the league campaign, he did enough to merit his place in the side to play Rangers in the 2000 Scottish Cup final, ahead of fans favourite Hicham Zerouali.
In 2001, he earned a move to Stoke City. However, injuries blighted his time there, limiting him to only 18 appearances and consequently, he returned north of the border to join Partick Thistle. After playing there for a season, he announced his desire to move to an English club in the summer, sparking a host of clubs bidding for his signature, and he joined League Two side Northampton Town on a two-year contract.
He impressed in his time at Sixfields, and despite injuries in the 2005–06 season, he was an important figure in Northampton's push for promotion. However, after the final game of the season, then manager Colin Calderwood decided to not offer Rowson a new contract. He then joined Darlington and later had a spell at Boston United, before rejoining Partick Thistle in July 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/partick_thistle/6914488.stm|title=Rowson joins Jags for second time|date=24 July 2007|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
Rowson won most of the Player of the Year Awards at Partick Thistle at the conclusion of the 2007–08 season, when he played every minute of all but two league matches. He scored his first goal upon his return to the Jags against Livingston on 28 February 2009, with a 25-yard pile driver, having had several similar chances since his return fail narrowly. He left Partick on 30 January 2013 after agreeing to terminate his contract at Firhill Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Rowson leaves Firhill|url=http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2012-2013/january_2013/david_rowson_leaves_firhill|work=Partick Thistle F.C|accessdate=31 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203082632/http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2012-2013/january_2013/david_rowson_leaves_firhill|archivedate=3 February 2013}}</ref> He ended his career with Stenhousemuir.
==Career statistics== Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=David Rowson Statistics – Soccerbase|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9218|accessdate=7 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=David Rowson Statistics – AFC Heritage|url=http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=184|accessdate=7 June 2011}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Competition !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|Aberdeen |1995–96<ref name="1995/96">{{Soccerbase season|9218|1995}}</ref> |Scottish Premier Division |9||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||9||0 |- |1996–97<ref name="1996/97">{{Soccerbase season|9218|1996}}</ref> |Scottish Premier Division |34||2||2||0||2||0||5{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in UEFA Cup}}||1||43||3 |- |1997–98<ref name="1997/98">{{Soccerbase season|9218|1997}}</ref> |Scottish Premier Division |29||5||0||0||4||0||colspan=2|—||33||5 |- |1998–99<ref name="1998/99">{{Soccerbase season|9218|1998}}</ref> |Scottish Premier League |21||0||1||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||24||0 |- |1999–2000<ref name="1999/2000">{{Soccerbase season|9218|1999}}</ref> |Scottish Premier League |5||1||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||6||1 |- |2000–01<ref name="2000/01">{{Soccerbase season|9218|2000}}</ref> |Scottish Premier League |35||2||3||1||1||0||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||41||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !133!!10!!7!!1!!9!!0!!7!!1!!156!!12 |- |Livingston (loan) |1999–2000<ref name="1999/2000"/> |Scottish First Division |6||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||1 |- |Stoke City |2001–02<ref name="2001/02">{{Soccerbase season|9218|2001}}</ref> |Second Division |13||0||3||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in Football League Trophy}}||0||18||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Partick Thistle |2002–03<ref name="2002/03">{{Soccerbase season|9218|2003}}</ref> |Scottish Premier League |13||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||13||0 |- |2003–04<ref name="2004/05">{{Soccerbase season|9218|2004}}</ref> |Scottish Premier League |35||2||3||1||1||0||colspan=2|—||39||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48!!2!!3!!1!!1!!0!!colspan=2|—||52!!3 |- |rowspan="3"|Northampton Town |2004–05<ref name="2004/05"/> |League Two |38||2||3||0||0||0||2{{efn|One appearances in Football League Trophy and one appearance in League Two play-offs}}||0||43||2 |- |2005–06<ref name="2005/06">{{Soccerbase season|9218|2005}}</ref> |League Two |30||0||1||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||34||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !68||2||4||0||1||0||4||0||77||2 |- |Darlington |2006–07<ref name="2006/07">{{Soccerbase season|9218|2006}}</ref> |League Two |24||2||0||0||2||0||2{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||28||2 |- |Boston United (loan) |2006–07<ref name="2006/07"/> |League Two |6||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||0 |- |rowspan="6"|Partick Thistle |2007–08<ref name="2007/08">{{Soccerbase season|9218|2007}}</ref> |Scottish First Division |34||0||6||0||3||0||1{{efn|name=SCC|Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup}}||0||44||0 |- |2008–09<ref name="2008/09">{{Soccerbase season|9218|2008}}</ref> |Scottish First Division |35||0||2||0||2||0||2{{efn|name=SCC}}||0||41||0 |- |2009–10<ref name="2009/10">{{Soccerbase season|9218|2009}}</ref> |Scottish First Division |35||1||1||0||2||0||2{{efn|name=SCC}}||1||40||2 |- |2010–11<ref name="2010/11">{{Soccerbase season|9218|2010}}</ref> |Scottish First Division |29||1||3||0||1||0||0||0||33||1 |- |2011–12<ref name="2011/12">{{Soccerbase season|9218|2011}}</ref> |Scottish First Division |29||3||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=SCC}}||1||31||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !162!!5!!12!!0!!8!!0!!6!!2!!188!!7 |- |rowspan="3"|Stenhousemuir |2012–13<ref name="2012/13">{{Soccerbase season|9218|2012}}</ref> |Scottish Second Division |18||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||18||1 |- |2013–14<ref name="2013/14">{{Soccerbase season|9218|2013}}</ref> |Scottish League One |26||1||2||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=SCC}}||0||29||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !44!!2!!2!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!47!!2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !504!!24!!31!!2!!22!!0!!21!!3!!578!!29 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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