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Josh Rowbotham
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Rowbotham[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 FC Hartlepool
Youth career
2003–2014 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Hartlepool United 2 (0)
2014 Guisborough Town
2014–2015 West Auckland Town
2015–2017 Billingham Synthonia 83 (5)
2017–2018 Marske United
2018–2019 Guisborough Town
2019–2020 Billingham Synthonia
2020–2021 Redcar Athletic
2021–2022 Marske United
2022–2024 Bishop Auckland 10 (2)
2024–2025 Guisborough Town
2025–2026 Seaton Carew
2026– FC Hartlepool 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joshua James Rowbotham (born 7 January 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for FC Hartlepool.

Rowbotham played in EFL League One for Hartlepool United, the club he began his career with. After leaving Hartlepool in 2014, Rowbotham played semi-professionally for several non-league sides.

Career

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Hartlepool United

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Born in Stockton-on-Tees, Rowbotham made his senior debut for Hartlepool United in April 2011.[2] He signed a new contract with the club in May 2014.[3] He left the club by mutual consent in October 2014 in order to pursue a career away from professional football; he had been at the club for 11 years.[4][5]

Semi-professional career

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After leaving Pools, Rowbotham played non-league football for Guisborough Town and West Auckland Town.[6][7] He signed for Billingham Synthonia in February 2015, making 42 appearances for them in all competitions.[8]

In June 2017, he joined Northern Premier League side Marske United.[9] He remained with Marske for one season before re-joining Guisborough Town. After leaving Guisborough in 2019, he re-joined another his of his former sides Billingham Synthonia. In 2020, he joined Redcar Athletic but returned to Marske in 2021. After leaving Marske, Rowbotham joined Bishop Auckland at the start of the 2022–23 season. He played ten times for Bishop Auckland, scoring twice.[10]

On 9 August 2024, Rowbotham signed for Guisborough Town for the third time. In January 2025, Rowbotham began playing in the Wearside Football League for the first time when he signed for Seaton Carew.[11]

In March 2026, Rowbotham began playing his football in the Northern League again when he signed for FC Hartlepool. He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 home win against Redcar Town.[12]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hartlepool United 2010–11[13] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12[14] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13[15] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[16] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[17] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References

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  1. ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. ^ Josh Rowbotham at Soccerbase
  3. ^ "Rowbotham pens Hartlepool deal". Sky Sports. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Josh Rowbotham: Hartlepool United release midfielder". BBC Sport. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Hartlepool United midfielder Josh Rowbotham has contract cancelled by mutual consent". Hartlepool Mail. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Rowbotham joins West". West Auckland Town F.C. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  7. ^ "WEST AUCKLAND BRING IN EX-POOLS DEFENDER". West Auckland Town F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Profile". Billingham Synthonia F.C. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  9. ^ Highly-Rated Pair Join Marske, nonleague.pitchero.com, 7 June 2017
  10. ^ "Joshua Rowbotham". Bishop Auckland FC.
  11. ^ "New signing ✍️ - Josh Rowbotham". Twitter.com.
  12. ^ "Josh Rowbotham". Football Web Pages.
  13. ^ "Games played by Josh Rowbotham in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Games played by Josh Rowbotham in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Games played by Josh Rowbotham in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Games played by Josh Rowbotham in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Games played by Josh Rowbotham in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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