 Bowery playing forCrewe Alexandra in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Nathaniel Bowery[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-07-02)2 July 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward,defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mansfield Town | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Derby County | |||
| 2007–2008 | Chesterfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Chesterfield | 83 | (10) |
| 2009–2010 | →Barrow (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Aston Villa | 19 | (0) |
| 2014 | →Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Rotherham United | 40 | (5) |
| 2015 | →Bradford City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Oxford United | 17 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Leyton Orient | 17 | (1) |
| 2017 | →Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Crewe Alexandra | 89 | (20) |
| 2019–2020 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | (2) |
| 2020– | Mansfield Town | 222 | (26) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:27, 23 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2025 | |||
Jordan Nathaniel Bowery (born 2 July 1991) is a professionalfootballer who plays as aforward anddefender forEFL League One clubMansfield Town.
Bowery has previously played forCrewe Alexandra,Chesterfield,Rotherham United,Aston Villa,Leyton Orient,Oxford United,Milton Keynes Dons,Barrow,Bradford City andDoncaster Rovers.
Born in England, Bowery represents theSaint Kitts and Nevis national team, making his international debut in 2025.
Born inNottingham, Bowery representedDerby County as a schoolboy but was not signed as a scholar and eventually moved on toChesterfield.[3] Bowery made his professional debut forChesterfield on 30 August 2008, in a 1–0 defeat againstWycombe Wanderers. On 19 November 2009, Bowery joinedConference Premier clubBarrow on loan for six weeks.[4] Bowery scored his first goal inthe Football League on 29 January 2011, in a 2–2 home draw againstBradford City.[5] On 15 September 2011, Bowery signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until June 2014.[6]
Bowery signed forAston Villa on 31 August 2012.[7] He signed on loan forDoncaster Rovers in February 2014.[8]
On 10 June 2014, Bowery joinedRotherham United for an undisclosed fee, breaking the Millers' transfer record of £160,000 forLee Frecklington in January 2013.[9] He signed on loan forBradford City in November 2015.[10] He left Rotherham by mutual consent in January 2016.[11]
On 22 January, Bowery joinedOxford United on a deal until the end of the season.[12] He scored 7 league goals in 9 starts and 8 substitute appearances[13] and was part of the team that won promotion to League One, finishing second in League Two.[14]
On 5 July 2016, Bowery joinedLeyton Orient on a two-year deal upon his release from Oxford United.[15]
He moved toCrewe Alexandra on loan in January 2017,[16] and scored his first Crewe goal on 14 March at Crawley Town.[17] On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Bowery would be returning to his parent club,[18] however two weeks later on 23 May, Crewe announced that Bowery had signed a two-year contract with the club, as his Leyton Orient contract included a relegation release clause which allowed him to leave.[19] After scoring 22 times in 99 games over two seasons,[20][21] he was offered a new contract by Crewe at the end of the 2018–19 season, but declined to extend his stay at Gresty Road.[22]
On 11 June 2019, it was announced that Bowery would join newly promotedLeague One clubMilton Keynes Dons on a free transfer effective from 1 July 2019.[23][24] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 defeat away toWycombe Wanderers.[25]
On 22 June 2020 it was announced that he would joinMansfield Town on 1 August 2020, after signing on a free transfer.[26][27] Following defeat in the2022 EFL League Two play-off final, Bowery signed a new two-year contract.[28]
On 29 May 2025, the club announced he had signed a new one-year contract.[29]
Playing as aforward for most of his career, Bowery began playing as adefender for Mansfield in the 2022–23 season.[30] He played at both centre back and right back, and he said he appreciated the "trust" placed in him by Mansfield managerNigel Clough.[31] He was later described as a "versatile" player.[32][33] Playing primarily as a defender from that time, Bowery returned to playing as a forward in November 2023 due to an injury to strikerLucas Akins.[34]
Born in England, Thomas is of Kittitian descent through his father, the former footballerBert, who was born in theCaribbean country.
Bowery was called up to theSaint Kitts and Nevis national team on 2 June 2025 and made his debut in a2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier againstTrinidad and Tobago.[35][36]
Bowery's father, Bert, was also a professional footballer who played in England and the United States.[37]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chesterfield | 2008–09[38] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009–10[39] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2010–11[40] | League Two | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2011–12[41] | League One | 40 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 3 | 48 | 12 | |
| 2012–13[42] | League Two | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 83 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 102 | 17 | ||
| Barrow (loan) | 2009–10[39] | Conference Premier | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Aston Villa | 2012–13[42] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[43] | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2013–14[43] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Rotherham United | 2014–15[44] | Championship | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | |
| 2015–16[45] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||
| Bradford City (loan) | 2015–16[45] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oxford United | 2015–16[45] | League Two | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 7 | |
| Leyton Orient | 2016–17[46] | League Two | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2016–17[46] | League Two | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2017–18[20] | League Two | 45 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 51 | 13 |
| 2018–19[21] | League Two | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 48 | 9 | |
| Total | 89 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 99 | 22 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2019–20[47] | League One | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Mansfield Town | 2020–21[48] | League Two | 43 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 10 |
| 2021–22[49] | League Two | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 9 | |
| 2022–23[50] | League Two | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| 2023–24[51] | League Two | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 52 | 2 | |
| 2024–25[52] | League One | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 50 | 1 | |
| 2025–26[53] | League One | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 222 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 260 | 27 | ||
| Career total | 532 | 73 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 618 | 84 | ||
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