Mark Gower

Mark Gower
Personal information
Full name Mark Gower[1]
Date of birth (1978-10-05) 5 October 1978
Place of birth Edmonton, England
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Gidea Park Rangers
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
1999 → Motherwell (loan) 9 (1)
2001–2003 Barnet 90 (15)
2003–2008 Southend United 203 (35)
2008–2013 Swansea City 129 (3)
2013 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 6 (0)
2013–2014 Charlton Athletic 7 (0)
2015 Ebbsfleet United 2 (0)
Total 446 (54)
International career
2002 England C 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Gower (born 5 October 1978) is an English former footballer, who played for several clubs, including Barnet, Southend United and Swansea City.

Career

Born in Edmonton, London and moving to Romford, Gower began his career at Gidea Park Rangers, alongside Danny Cowley, before joining Tottenham Hotspur, where he was a member of the League Cup winning squad in the 1998–99 season.[2] He had a spell on loan at Motherwell before joining Barnet in January 2001 for £32,500. At Motherwell he scored his first career goal in a 2–1 loss at Rangers.[3] He joined Swansea City after declining a new contract at Southend United. He has the ability to play across the midfield, and he signed for Swansea City on a free transfer.[4]

A midfielder, he is predominantly right-footed but can play on either flank or in the middle. Gower played for England schoolboys through to the under 18 team from the age of 14.

Gower played for Southend for five seasons, scoring 39 goals in the process. He moved to Swansea City when his contract at Southend expired. Gower failed to score in his first season with Swansea.

Before the start of the 2009–10 season, Gower revealed he would be ditching his number 11 shirt, when he chose that number all the squad told him it was 'cursed' and fail to find good form. Gower from then on wore the number 27 shirt.[5] Shortly after changing shirt numbers he scored four goals in two pre-season friendlies. He finally scored his first league goal for Swansea in the 2–0 win over Queens Park Rangers.[6] Since the start of the 2010–11 season under new manager Brendan Rodgers, Gower has adapted a new role in the centre of midfield and had played with eight different players this season in that very same position: Jordi López, Andrea Orlandi, Kemy Agustien, Darren Pratley, Joe Allen, David Cotterill, Scott Donnelly and the returning Leon Britton. Gower signed a one-year extension to his contract in November 2010, the extension proved Gower was viewed as integral to Brendan Rodgers plans.[7]

Gower scored two 25-yard goals in consecutive games against Norwich City[8] and Hull City respectively.[9]

Gower signed for Charlton Athletic on a free from Swansea City on 3 June 2013, after a successful loan spell towards the end of the 2012–13 Football League season.[10] On 22 May 2014, he was released from Charlton Athletic.[11]

Personal life

Gower's son, Jimi Gower, is a footballer currently with the youth academy of the English club Arsenal.[12]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 1998–99[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
1999–2000[14] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000–01[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Motherwell (loan) 1998–99[13] Scottish Premier League 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Barnet 2000–01[15] Third Division 14 1 0 0 0 0 1[a] 1 15 2
2001–02[16] Conference National 35 5 2 0 — 1[a] 0 38 5
2002–03[17] Conference National 41 9 0 0 — 0 0 41 9
Total 90 15 2 0 0 0 2 1 94 16
Southend United 2003–04[18] Third Division 40 6 5 2 1 0 7[a] 1 53 9
2004–05[19] League Two 40 6 1 0 1 0 6[a] 1 48 7
2005–06[20] League One 40 6 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 42 6
2006–07[21] Championship 43 8 3 1 5 1 0 0 51 10
2007–08[22] League One 42 9 4 0 1 0 2[b] 0 49 9
Total 205 35 14 3 8 1 16 2 243 41
Swansea City 2008–09[23] Championship 36 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 41 0
2009–10[24] Championship 31 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 34 1
2010–11[25] Championship 40 2 1 0 2 0 2[c] 0 45 2
2011–12[26] Premier League 20 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
2012–13[27] Premier League 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Total 128 3 6 0 9 0 2 0 145 3
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2012–13[27] Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Charlton Athletic 2013–14[28] Championship 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Career total 445 54 22 3 17 1 20 3 504 61
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in League One play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs

Honours

Southend United

Swansea City

References

  1. ^ "Mark Gower". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Danny Cowley recalls his years on the books of Wimbledon during the Crazy Gang era". Lincolnshire Echo. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Rangers title bid intact". BBC. 13 March 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Martinex confirms Gower signing". BBC Sport. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  5. ^ "No more 11 curse for Gower". Planet Swans. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Swansea 2–0 QPR". Sky Sports. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Gower signs new Swans deal". Sky Sports. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Swansea 3–0 Norwich". BBC. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Swansea 1–1 Hull". BBC. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Mark Gower joins Charlton Athletic after Swansea City exit". BBC Sport. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  11. ^ "Charlton announce list of released players". Charlton Athletic F.C. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Talent from Manchester United and Arsenal to play for Malaysia?". 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Mark Gower in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Games played by Mark Gower in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Mark Gower in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  16. ^ "Games played by Mark Gower in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  17. ^ "Games played by Mark Gower in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  18. ^ "Games played by Mark Gower in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  19. ^ "Games played by Mark Gower in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  20. ^ "Games played by Mark Gower in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  21. ^ "Games played by Mark Gower in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  22. ^ "Games played by Mark Gower in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  23. ^ "Games played by Mark Gower in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  24. ^ "Games played by Mark Gower in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  25. ^ "Games played by Mark Gower in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  26. ^ "Games played by Mark Gower in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Mark Gower in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  28. ^ "Games played by Mark Gower in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  29. ^ "Lincoln City 0–2 Southend United". BBC Sport. 28 May 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  30. ^ "Blackpool 2–0 Southend". BBC Sport. 21 March 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  31. ^ "Southend 0–2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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