{{short description|English footballer (born 1964)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Terry Rowe | image = | fullname = Norman Terence Sinclair Rowe<ref name="Hugman" /> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|6|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Fulham, England<ref name="Hugman">{{Hugman|17205|accessdate=17 October 2015}}</ref> | height = | position = Midfielder, defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =Fulham | years1 = 1981–1984 | clubs1 = Brentford | caps1 = 66 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 1984–1992 | clubs2 = Wichita Wings (indoor) | caps2 = 292 | goals2 = 55 | years3 = 1991–1993 | clubs3 = Tampa Bay Rowdies | caps3 = 38 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1993 | clubs4 = Dayton Dynamo (indoor) | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 1994–1995 | clubs5 = Detroit Neon (indoor) | caps5 = 49 | goals5 = 15 | years6 = 1995 | clubs6 = → Chertsey Town (loan) | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 1996–1997 | clubs7 = Indianapolis Twisters (indoor) | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 1997 | clubs8 = Anaheim Splash (indoor) | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 1997–1999 | clubs9 = Wichita Wings (indoor) | caps9 = 30 | goals9 = 21 }} '''Norman Terence Sinclair Rowe''' (born 8 June 1964) is an English retired professional footballer. He spent three seasons in the American Professional Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League, four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and two in the National Professional Soccer League.
== Playing career == After a spell with Fulham as a junior,<ref name="bees">{{cite book |year=1995 |title=Brentford F.C. Griffin Gazette versus Stockport County 11/03/95 |publisher=Quay Design of Poole |page=33}}</ref> Rowe began his career in the Brentford youth team when he was fifteen. He turned professional with Brentford and became the first black player to make a senior appearance for the club.<ref>{{cite book |year=2001 |title=TW8: Brentford Official Matchday Programme versus Port Vale 14/04/01 |location= Charlton, London|publisher=Morganprint |page=44}}</ref> Rowe played 81 games before a change of managers saw him demoted to the reserves.<ref name="Timeless">{{Cite book |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last=Haynes |first=Graham |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |pages=138}}</ref> In 1984, after moves to Wimbledon and Sunderland fell through,<ref name="bees" /> scouts from the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League approached him and he moved to the United States. He remained with the Wings until 1990. On 6 July 1990, he signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Crunch.<ref>''DEALS'' USA TODAY – Friday, 6 July 1990</ref> However, in September, he discovered that the move to Cleveland voided his work visa and he returned to the Wings.<ref>''ROWE WILL PLAY FOR WINGS AGAIN VETERAN CREATES TRAFFIC JAM AT DEFENDER'' Wichita Eagle, The (KS) – Thursday, 27 September 1990</ref> In February 1991, he signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the American Professional Soccer League.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/MISL/Players/R/Rowe.Terry.htm |title=MISL-Terry Rowe |access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> He finished the MISL season with Wichita, then joined the Rowdies in April.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1991/stats91.htm#TB|title=APSL 1991 Season|website=a-leaguearchive.tripod.com|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> In August 1991, he rejoined the Wings for the 1991–1992 MISL season, then was back with the Rowdies in the summer of 1992. This season the Rowdies went to the APSL championship game before losing to the Colorado Foxes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1992/stats92.htm#TB|title=APSL 1992 Season|website=a-leaguearchive.tripod.com|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> By this time, the MISL had collapsed and the Wings moved to the National Professional Soccer League. The move led to a complete revamping of their roster and Rowe was not offered a contract. He returned to England to seek a new team there, but returned to the United States after Terry Nicholl, ex-coach of the Wings asked him to come play for the Dayton Dynamo which Nicholl was now coaching in the NPSL.<ref>''NICHOLL'S THOUGHTS OF DEFENSE SUMMON VETERAN ROWE FROM LONDON'' Dayton Daily News (OH) – Thursday, 4 February 1993</ref> He played only one month with Dayton before returning to England for a trial with Cambridge F.C.<ref>[http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl93.txt NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1992–1993] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029060245/http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl93.txt |date=29 October 2008 }}</ref> However, he was back with the Rowdies for the 1993 season. He was named team captain, but injures marred his season and he played only eleven games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1993/stats93.htm#TB|title=APSL 1993 Season|website=a-leaguearchive.tripod.com|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> In 1994, he signed with the Detroit Neon in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He spent the 1994 and 1995 seasons in Detroit (returning to England between the seasons to play for non-league side Chertsey Town) and received offers from Peterborough United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Walsall in England, but remained committed to indoor football in the United States due to financial considerations.<ref name="bees" /> Rowe moved to the Indianapolis Twisters for the 1996 season. He began the 1997 season with the Twisters before being traded in July, along with Rich Ryerson to the Anaheim Splash in exchange for Paul McDonnell and a 1998 first-round draft pick.<ref>''Three from Splash named All-Stars'' The Orange County Register – Thursday, 17 July 1997</ref> On 16 October 1997, Rowe signed a short-term contract with the Wings.<ref>''ROWE SIGNS ON TO HELP WINGS * SHORT-HANDED WICHITA ACQUIRES DEFENDER, THREE OTHERS FOR EARLY GAMES.'' Wichita Eagle, The (KS) – Thursday, 16 October 1997</ref> He played five games, then left to play for an English team.<ref>[http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl98.txt NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1997–1998] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128003213/http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl98.txt |date=28 January 2016 }}</ref> He returned to the Wings in July 1998.<ref>''WINGS ADD PUNCH, LEADERSHIP. DANISH STAR CARSTEN JENSEN, FAN FAVORITE TERRY ROWE JOIN NINE RETURNEES FROM 1997–98.'' Wichita Eagle, The (KS) – Wednesday, 29 July 1998</ref><ref>[http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl99.txt NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1998–1999] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128003213/http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl99.txt |date=28 January 2016 }}</ref>
== Coaching career == Rowe has held coaching roles at Chertsey Town and at Peterborough youth club P&T Panthers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/junior-football-super-sawtry-scare-crows-1-145451|title=JUNIOR FOOTBALL: Super Sawtry scare Crows|website=www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref>
== Personal life == Rowe appears in the 1984 ''Minder'' episode ''The Long Ride Back to Scratchwood'', filmed at Griffin Park.<ref name="bees" />
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.nasljerseys.com/MISL/Players/R/Rowe.Terry.htm MISL stats]
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