Jon Bowden
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Lee Bowden | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | , England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1985 | Oldham Athletic | 82 | (5) |
| 1985–1987 | Port Vale | 70 | (7) |
| 1987–1991 | Wrexham | 147 | (20) |
| 1991–1995 | Rochdale | 106 | (17) |
| Total | 405 | (49) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jonathan Lee Bowden (born 21 January 1963) is an English former footballer. A midfielder, he played 405 league games in a 14-year career in the Football League.
He began his career with Oldham Athletic, before he joined Port Vale for £5,000 in September 1985. He helped the "Valiants" to promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1985–86, before he was sold on to Wrexham for £12,500 in April 1987. He played for Wrexham in the Welsh Cup final in 1991, before moving on to Rochdale. He was forced into retirement due to an Achilles injury, and has since become a physiotherapist.
Bowden started his career with Oldham Athletic under the management of Joe Royle. The "Latics" finished 11th in the Second Division in 1981–82, moving up to seventh in 1982–83, before plummeting to 19th in 1983–84, one place but five points clear of relegated Derby County. He left Boundary Park after a 14th-place finish in 1984–85
He joined Port Vale for £5,000 in September 1985. He impressed greatly on his debut at number 10 in a 4–1 win at Vale Park on 14 September against Cambridge United, and was described as the 'architect of victory'; despite this great start he dislocated his elbow three minutes before the full-time whistle. After recovering he became a first team regular in the 1985–86 Fourth Division promotion side, scoring three goals in 44 games, playing in a five-man midfield with Oshor Williams, Geoff Hunter, Robbie Earle, and Paul Maguire. Bowden remained a regular in John Rudge's first team plans in the Third Division, scoring four goals in 42 matches in 1986–87. However, he lost his place in April 1987 and three months later was sold to Dixie McNeil's Wrexham for £12,500.
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