George Rowe (footballer)
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George Rowe is a Scottish
professional footballer who played for Clydebank, Arbroath, Queen of the South
and Stirling Albion. His position was Central Defence.
club, Queen of the South
with whom he spent the longest part of his career. He was there until 2000 in which he ended as player joint manager with Ken Eadie
. With Norman Blount
getting the wheels moving on the QoS revival, Rowe played alongside Tommy Bryce
, Jim Thomson and Andy Aitken
when Queens made it to the 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup final. Queens went down by the only goal despite a battling performance against opposition from a division above, Falkirk
. Derek Townsley
also played as did the young Jamie McAllister
with a late substitute appearance.
Rowe made 184 league appearances with the Palmerston Park
club in which he scored 17 goals.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
professional footballer who played for Clydebank, Arbroath, Queen of the South
Queen of the South
For other uses see Queen of the South Queen of the South is an alternative title for the Queen of Sheba. The phrase Queen of the South is used in the New Testament and is attributed to Jesus Christ....
and Stirling Albion. His position was Central Defence.
Clydebank
George Rowe began his senior career when he left Kilpatrick Juniors to join Clydebank for whom he made 91 league appearances between 1989 and 1992.Queen of the South
In 1992 Rowe joined DumfriesDumfries
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
club, Queen of the South
Queen of the South
For other uses see Queen of the South Queen of the South is an alternative title for the Queen of Sheba. The phrase Queen of the South is used in the New Testament and is attributed to Jesus Christ....
with whom he spent the longest part of his career. He was there until 2000 in which he ended as player joint manager with Ken Eadie
Ken Eadie
Kenneth William Eadie is a retired Scottish footballer who played for, amongst others, Clydebank, Airdrieonians and Queen of the South during his career....
. With Norman Blount
Norman Blount
Norman Blount is the Scottish former chairman of Queen of the South football club. Blount was instrumental as the new broom that swept through the Dumfries club in the mid and late 90s replacing the previous regime under which the club had gone into stagnation and decline from the late 1960s...
getting the wheels moving on the QoS revival, Rowe played alongside Tommy Bryce
Tommy Bryce
Tommy Bryce is a Scottish former association football player. Bryce had a playing career spanning 21 seasons from 1980-81 with Scottish Football League clubs Kilmarnock, Stranraer, Queen of the South of Dumfries, Clydebank, Ayr United and Arbroath. Bryce also served as player-manager of Partick...
, Jim Thomson and Andy Aitken
Andy Aitken (footballer born 1978)
Andrew "Andy" Robert Aitken is a Scottish professional footballer who made over 300 appearances for Queen of the South. A left sided central defender, he also played for Gretna and Ayr United...
when Queens made it to the 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup final. Queens went down by the only goal despite a battling performance against opposition from a division above, Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
. Derek Townsley
Derek Townsley
Derek Johnstone Townsley is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Gretna, Queen of the South, Motherwell, Hibernian and Oxford United...
also played as did the young Jamie McAllister
Jamie McAllister
James Reynolds "Jamie" McAllister is a Scottish international professional Association footballer currently playing for Bristol City. He plays usually as a left back.-Early career:...
with a late substitute appearance.
Rowe made 184 league appearances with the Palmerston Park
Palmerston Park
Palmerston Park is a multi-purpose stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, south west Scotland. The site of the ground was formerly a farm called Palmers Toun. This is on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith in Dumfries. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of...
club in which he scored 17 goals.