John Rowland (footballer, born 1936)

John Rowland

Personal information
Date of birth	16 March 1936
Place of birth	Newport, Wales
Date of death	2002 (aged 65–66)
Playing position	Central defender
Youth career
	Lovells Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1958–1969	Newport County	462	(11)
	Merthyr Tydfil
Teams managed
	Merthyr Tydfil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John Rowland (1936 – 2002) was a Welsh professional footballer. Rowland joined Newport County in 1958 from local club Lovells Athletic. He went on to make 463 appearances for Newport scoring 9 goals. In 1969 he joined Merthyr Tydfil as player/manager.^[1]

References

1. Newport County A-Z of transfers

External links

• Neil Brown profile