Lee Bowyer

Lee Bowyer
	Bowyer playing for Birmingham City in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Lee David Bowyer
Date of birth	3 January 1977 (age 49)
Place of birth	Canning Town, London, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Montserrat (head coach)
Youth career
	Senrab
	Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1996	Charlton Athletic
1996–2003	Leeds United
2003	West Ham United
2003–2006	Newcastle United
2006–2009	West Ham United
2009	→ Birmingham City (loan)
2009–2011	Birmingham City
2011–2012	Ipswich Town
Total
International career
1994–1995	England U18
1995–2000	England U21
2002	England
Managerial career
2018–2021	Charlton Athletic
2021–2022	Birmingham City
2023–	Montserrat
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Bowyer (born 3 January 1977) was an English football player. He was the head coach of Montserrat from 2023 to 2024.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Charlton Athletic	1994–95	First Division	5	0	0	0	1	0	—		6	0
	1995–96	First Division	41	8	3	1	6	5	2	0	52	14
	Total		46	8	3	1	7	5	2	0	58	14
Leeds United	1996–97	Premier League	32	4	4	2	0	0	—		36	6
	1997–98	Premier League	25	3	3	0	3	1	—		31	4
	1998–99	Premier League	35	9	4	0	2	0	4	0	45	9
	1999–2000	Premier League	33	5	3	1	1	0	11	5	48	11
	2000–01	Premier League	38	9	1	0	0	0	15	6	54	15
	2001–02	Premier League	25	5	1	0	1	0	3	2	30	7
	2002–03	Premier League	15	3	0	0	1	0	5	0	21	3
	Total		203	38	16	3	8	1	38	13	265	55
West Ham United	2002–03	Premier League	10	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
Newcastle United	2003–04	Premier League	24	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	2
	2004–05	Premier League	27	3	2	1	1	0	9	3	39	7
	2005–06	Premier League	28	1	2	0	1	0	3	1	34	2
	Total		79	6	4	1	2	0	13	4	98	11
West Ham United	2006–07	Premier League	20	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	22	0
	2007–08	Premier League	15	4	2	0	3	0	—		20	4
	2008–09	Premier League	6	0	0	0	1	1	—		7	1
	Total		51	4	3	0	4	1	2	0	60	5
Birmingham City (loan)	2008–09	Championship	17	1	—		—		—		17	1
Birmingham City	2009–10	Premier League	35	5	5	0	2	1	—		42	6
	2010–11	Premier League	29	4	1	0	5	1	—		35	5
	Total		81	10	6	0	7	2	—		94	12
Ipswich Town	2011–12	Championship	29	2	0	0	0	0	—		29	2
Career total			489	68	32	5	28	9	55	17	604	99

↑ Appearances in Football League First Division play-offs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in UEFA Cup
↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
↑ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England	2002	1	0
Total		1	0

Managerial

As of match played 18 November 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record					Ref(s)
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	Ref(s)
Charlton Athletic	22 March 2018	15 March 2021	157	64	37	56	040.8
Birmingham City	16 March 2021	2 July 2022	59	17	16	26	028.8
Montserrat	September 2023	November 2024	14	4	0	10	028.6
Total			230	85	53	92	037.0

Honours

Player

Birmingham City

Football League Cup: 2010–11
Football League Championship runner-up: 2008–09

Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1995–96 First Division
Leeds United Player of the Year: 1998–99, 2000–01

Manager

Charlton Athletic

EFL League One play-offs: 2019

Individual

EFL League One Manager of the Month: November 2018, April 2019

Notes

References

1 2 Hugman, Barry J, ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Queen Anne Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6.
1 2 "Lee Bowyer". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
1 2 Rollin, Glenda & Rollin, Jack, eds. (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010–2011. Headline. p. 426. ISBN 978-0-7553-6107-6.
1 2 3 "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
1 2 "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
↑ "Lee Bowyer". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
1 2 "Managers: Lee Bowyer". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
↑ "Lee Bowyer: Birmingham City appoint new head coach after Aitor Karanka steps down". BBC Sport. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
↑ "Lee Bowyer (coach)". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
↑ McNulty, Philip (27 February 2011). "Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
↑ "Birmingham clinch top-flight spot". BBC Sport. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1996). The 1996–97 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-85291-571-1.
1 2 Mewis, Joe (29 April 2019). "Every Leeds United Player of the Season winner since award was first handed out in 1970". Leeds Live. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
↑ Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
↑ "Sky Bet League One Manager of the Month". EFL. 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
↑ "Sky Bet League One: Manager and Player of the Month Winners". EFL. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019.

[4] Appearances in Football League First Division play-offs

[UEFA-9] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in UEFA Cup

[UCL-12] Appearances in UEFA Champions League

[17] Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup

[Hugman0506-1] 1 2 Hugman, Barry J, ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Queen Anne Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6.

[Hugman-2] 1 2 "Lee Bowyer". Barry Hugman's Footballers.

[Rollin-3] 1 2 Rollin, Glenda & Rollin, Jack, eds. (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010–2011. Headline. p. 426. ISBN 978-0-7553-6107-6.

[sb0203-5] 1 2 3 "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[6] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[7] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[8] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[10] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[11] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[13] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[14] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[15] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[16] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[sb0607-18] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[sb0708-19] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[sb0809-20] 1 2 "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[21] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[22] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[23] "Games played by Lee Bowyer in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

[TheFAProfile-24] "Lee Bowyer". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2011.

[Soccerbase_manager-25] 1 2 "Managers: Lee Bowyer". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[JoinsBCFC-26] "Lee Bowyer: Birmingham City appoint new head coach after Aitor Karanka steps down". BBC Sport. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[27] "Lee Bowyer (coach)". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

[28] McNulty, Philip (27 February 2011). "Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[29] "Birmingham clinch top-flight spot". BBC Sport. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[30] Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1996). The 1996–97 Official PFA Footballers Factfile. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-85291-571-1.

[LUPotY-31] 1 2 Mewis, Joe (29 April 2019). "Every Leeds United Player of the Season winner since award was first handed out in 1970". Leeds Live. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

[32] Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

[33] "Sky Bet League One Manager of the Month". EFL. 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[34] "Sky Bet League One: Manager and Player of the Month Winners". EFL. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019.