Lathaniel Rowe-Turner

Lathaniel Rowe-Turner
Rowe-Turner in October 2019
Personal information
Full name Lathaniel Alanzo Rowe-Turner
Date of birth (1989-11-12) 12 November 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Rugby Borough
Youth career
2004–2008 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Leicester City 0 (0)
2008 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 1 (0)
2009 → Redditch United (loan) 0 (0)
2009 → King's Lynn (loan) 11 (0)
2010–2012 Torquay United 35 (1)
2012–2014 Luton Town 37 (0)
2013–2014 → Alfreton Town (loan) 22 (0)
2014 → Alfreton Town (loan) 8 (0)
2014–2015 Alfreton Town 44 (1)
2015–2016 Kidderminster Harriers 19 (0)
2016 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 16 (0)
2016–2017 Torquay United 46 (0)
2017–2018 Chester 29 (0)
2018–2019 Kettering Town 30 (1)
2019–2021 Tamworth 34 (0)
2021–2022 Stourbridge 21 (1)
2022–2024 Nuneaton Borough 60 (0)
2024 Kettering Town 16 (0)
2024–2025 Barwell 44 (0)
2025–2026 Racing Club Warwick
2026– Rugby Borough
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:00, 12 April 2026 (GMT)

Lathaniel Alanzo Rowe-Turner (born 12 November 1989) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club Rugby Borough.

Career

Leicester City

Born in Leicester, Leicestershire, Rowe-Turner started his career in the Leicester City academy.

On 16 October 2008, Rowe-Turner joined League One club Cheltenham Town on a one-month loan, linking up again with former Leicester manager Martin Allen. He made his professional debut and only appearance in a 2–0 away defeat to Tranmere Rovers on 21 October 2008, playing the entire match.

On 23 February 2009, Rowe-Turner joined Redditch United on a one-month loan.

On 18 September 2009, Rowe-Turner joined King's Lynn on a one-month loan.

Torquay United

On 1 February 2010, Rowe-Turner signed for League Two club Torquay United for an undisclosed fee. On 21 May 2012, Rowe-Turner was released by Torquay after spending two years at the club, in which he made 42 appearances and scored one goal.

Luton Town

On 2 July 2012, Rowe-Turner signed for Conference Premier club Luton Town on a two-year contract, linking back up with manager Paul Buckle who had worked with Rowe-Turner at Torquay United. Buckle left the club in February 2013 and his replacement John Still placed Rowe-Turner on the transfer list two months later. Rowe-Turner finished 2012–13 with 48 appearances and played in Luton's 1–0 FA Cup victory over Premier League team Norwich City. He went on trial with League Two club Burton Albion in July 2013.

Alfreton Town

On 2 September 2013, transfer deadline day, he joined Luton's Conference Premier rivals Alfreton Town on loan until 2 January 2014. Rowe-Turner's loan at Alfreton was extended by a further month on 3 January 2014. However, the loan was cut short after Luton recalled him. Rowe-Turner rejoined Alfreton on loan on 21 March 2014 until the end of 2013–14. He finished the season with 33 appearances as Alfreton finished 11th in the Conference Premier. Rowe-Turner left Luton by mutual consent in May 2014 after he was released from the final two months of his contract, before signing for Alfreton permanently in July.

Kidderminster Harriers

On 22 June 2015, Rowe-Turner signed for National League club Kidderminster Harriers for 2015–16.

Return to Torquay United

On 24 June 2016, Rowe-Turner re-signed for Torquay United as a replacement for the outgoing Dan Butler.

Chester

On 12 June 2017, Rowe-Turner signed for Torquay's National League rivals Chester on a one-year contract. He was released at the end of the season.

Kettering Town

Rowe-Turner signed for Southern League Premier Division Central club Kettering Town on 5 August 2018 on a one-year contract after a successful trial. He played thirty league games for Kettering as they won the Southern Premier Central League earning promotion to the National League North. Lathaniel scored a single goal league goal during the season in a 1-0 victory over local rivals AFC Rushden & Diamonds.

Tamworth

Rowe-Turner signed for another Southern League Premier Division Central club, Tamworth, on 11 June 2019. He made his debut for the club on 10 August in a 1–1 draw away to St Ives Town. Rowe-Turner made 38 appearances in all competitions before the 2019–20 season was abandoned and results expunged because of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. He committed to a second season with Tamworth on 1 July 2020.

Lathaniel signed a deal to remain with Tamworth for a third season on 8 June 2021.

Stourbridge

On 7 July 2021, he left Tamworth to sign for Southern League Premier Division rivals Stourbridge on a free transfer.

Nuneaton Borough

In the summer of 2023 joined Nuneaton Borough.

Kettering Town

In January 2024, following Nuneaton's withdrawal from the league, Rowe-Turner returned to Kettering Town.

Racing Club Warwick

In September 2025, Rowe-Turner joined Northern Premier League Division One Midlands club Racing Club Warwick.

Rugby Borough

On 31 January 2026, Rugby Borough confirmed the signing of Rowe-Turner, along with Tyrell Waite and Gary Stohrer.

Career statistics

As of match played 5 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2008–09 League One 10———10
King's Lynn (loan) 2009–10 Northern Premier League Premier Division 110———110
Torquay United 2009–10 League Two 60———60
2010–11 League Two 81000030111
2011–12 League Two 210101020250
Total 351101050421
Luton Town 2012–13 Conference Premier 37060—50480
Alfreton Town (loan) 2013–14 Conference Premier 30020—10330
Alfreton Town 2014–15 Conference Premier 44120—40501
Total 74140—50831
Kidderminster Harriers 2015–16 National League 19000—10200
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2015–16 National League North 160———160
Torquay United 2016–17 National League 46010—10480
Chester 2017–18 National League 29010—10310
Kettering Town 2018–19 Southern League Premier Division Central 30140—40381
Tamworth 2019–20 Southern League Premier Division Central 29050—40380
2020–21 Southern League Premier Division Central 5030—1090
Total 34080—50470
Stourbridge 2021–22 Southern League Premier Division Central 21110—60281
Career total 3534260103304134
  1. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League Two play-offs
  2. ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in League Two play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Two appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup, two in FA Trophy
  6. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Southern League Cup, one in Southern League Premier Division Champions v Champions
  7. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two in Birmingham Senior Cup
  8. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy
  9. ↑ Four appearances in FA Trophy, two in Birmingham Senior Cup

Honours

Kettering Town

References

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  37. ↑ Gregg, Nigel (7 July 2021). "EXPERIENCED DEFENDER SIGNS! WELCOME LATHANIEL ROWE-TURNER!". Stourbridge F.C. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  38. ↑ @KTFCOfficial (25 January 2024). "𝙇𝙍𝙏 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙋𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙮! Well done to those of you who got the answer to our transfer teaser (most within about 3 minutes 😅) We're delighted to announce that Lathaniel Rowe-Turner has signed for The Poppies, subject to FA Approval! Welcome back, Snoop! #KTFC" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 January 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  39. ↑ @RCWFC (19 September 2025). "𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ✍️ We are pleased to announce the signing of 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐰𝐞-𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 The defender joins from Barwell. His CV includes: Leicester City, Torquay United, Kidderminster Harriers, Chester #UTR" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
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