Matty Bowman

Matty Bowman
Personal information
Full name Matthew Bowman
Date of birth (2000-11-26) 26 November 2000
Place of birth Scarborough, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Coventry Sphinx
Youth career
2010—2013 Middlesbrough
2013—2016 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018—2019 Scarborough Athletic 4 (0)
2019—2021 Dunfermline Athletic 0 (0)
2020 → Pickering Town (loan) 5 (0)
2021—2023 Loughborough Students 64 (16)
2023 Basford United 13 (0)
2023—2024 Mickleover 8 (0)
2024 Bridlington Town 5 (0)
2025 Pickering Town 12 (1)
Total 111 (17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthew 'Matty' Bowman (born 26 November 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

Bowman came through the Middlesbrough and Hull City Academies before joining Repton School to complete his A Levels and be involved in their football programme.[1] Bowman was signed by Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on 29 May 2019, on a two-year deal.[1] In February 2020, Bowman joined Pickering Town on loan before returning to Dunfermline at the end of the season.[2] On 14 November, Bowman made his professional debut in a 3–2 win against Clyde, in the Scottish League Cup, aged 19.[3] Bowman left Dunfermline in January 2021 by mutual agreement.[4]

Bowman joined Loughborough University in 2021 where he represented Loughborough Students. Bowman left Loughborough Students in 2023 to join Basford United,[5] and has since represented Mickleover,[6] Bridlington Town, and Pickering Town.[7] In 2025, Bowman signed for Coventry Sphinx in the Northern Premier League – Midlands Division.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dunfermline Athletic 2019–20[8] Scottish Championship 0000000000
2020–21[9] 0000100010
Total 0000100010
Career total 0000100010

References

  1. 1 2 Dunfermline Athletic (29 May 2019). "MATTHEW BOWMAN JOINS DAFC". Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  2. ↑ "Wayback Machine". archive.dafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2025-06-15. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ↑ "Bowman's delight at first Dunfermline Athletic start". The Scarborough News. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Matty Bowman on the hunt for fresh start after Dunfermline departure". The Scarborough News. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  5. ↑ "NEW SIGNING: MATTY BOWMAN". www.basfordunited.com. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  6. ↑ "Bowman Signs – Mickleover Football Club". 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  7. ↑ "Matthew Bowman – Players – Pickering Town Football Club". www.pickeringtownfc.teamexpert.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Matty Bowman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Matty Bowman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2025-06-19.