Jack Rowley
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Rowley is one of only four players in the history of Manchester United to score over 200 goals for the club, the others being [[Bobby Charlton]], [[Denis Law]] and [[Wayne Rooney]]. He left the club in 1955 to become player–manager of [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]].[http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/managers.asp?name=JackRowley Argyle Managers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104202018/http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/managers.asp?name=JackRowley |date=4 November 2014 }} Greens on Screen. Retrieved 4 February 2010. |
Rowley is one of only four players in the history of Manchester United to score over 200 goals for the club, the others being [[Bobby Charlton]], [[Denis Law]] and [[Wayne Rooney]]. He left the club in 1955 to become player–manager of [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]].[http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/managers.asp?name=JackRowley Argyle Managers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104202018/http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/managers.asp?name=JackRowley |date=4 November 2014 }} Greens on Screen. Retrieved 4 February 2010. |
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He later went on to manage [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]], gaining promotion to the Third Division in 1963. From there, he went on to manage Dutch club [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] for the 1963–64 season, before returning to Britain to manage [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] and [[Bradford (Park Avenue) F.C.]], followed by a second spell at Oldham, where he finished his managerial career in December 1969. |
He later went on to manage [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]], gaining promotion to the Third Division in 1963. From there, he went on to manage Dutch club [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] for the 1963–64 season, before returning to Britain to manage [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] and [[Bradford (Park Avenue) F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]], followed by a second spell at Oldham, where he finished his managerial career in December 1969. |
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Rowley was also capped six times for England scoring six goals, four of which came against Northern Ireland on 16 November 1949 |
Rowley was also capped six times for England scoring six goals, four of which came against Northern Ireland on 16 November 1949 |
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