Mark Bower
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark James Bower | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | Bradford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2009 | Bradford City | 231 | (12) |
| 2000 | → York City (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | → York City (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Luton Town (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Darlington | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | FC Halifax Town | ||
| 2011–2013 | Guiseley | 34 | (5) |
| Total | 330 | (20) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2016 | Guiseley | ||
| 2016– | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Mark James Bower (born 23 January 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently manager of Bradford Park Avenue in the National League North, having started his managerial career at Guiseley.
Born in Bradford, he played for more than a decade with his hometown club Bradford City until his release in May 2009. He moved to Darlington, where he spent just one season, then dropped into non-League football with FC Halifax Town. Bower has also had loan spells with York City and Luton Town.
Bower was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire and educated at St Bede's Grammar School, before he signed for Bradford City in August 1997 as a trainee. He signed professional forms on 28 March 1998 and made his first team debut the following month against Norwich City in a 3–2 victory at Carrow Road on 4 April 1998 at the age of 18. He made two more appearances that season but none in the following season. After City won promotion to the Premier League in May 1999, Bower's first team opportunities were restricted. Instead he spent a period on loan at York City in the 1999–2000 season, after he was signed by the club's new manager Terry Dolan, who had previously managed Bradford City. Dolan made a number of other defensive signings including Alan Fettis, Peter Swan and Peter Hawkins, and with Bower they helped to reduce the number of goals York conceded to help them avoid relegation. Bower made 15 appearances, scoring his first senior goal against Lincoln City during his spell.
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