Clubs played for: BIRMINGHAM CITY, EXETER CITY, CAMBRIDGE UNITED, NORTHAMPTON TOWN & TORQUAY UNITED
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Biography: STARTING HIS CAREER WITH BIRMINGHAM AS A YOUTH TEAM PLAYER, KEITH BOWKER MADE 20 APPEARANCES FOR THE BLUES SCORING 5 GOALS FROM FULL BACK. ONE OF WHICH AT THE TOP LEVEL OF THE DOMESTIC GAME. HE WAS PART OF THERE PROMOTION SIDE OF 71 AND THEN MOVED ONTO EXETER CITY TO ENJOY REGULAR FIRST TEAM FOOTBALL. HERE ENJOYED 2 SPELLS, THE FIRST OF WHICH BROUGHT HIM 40+ GOALS IN 2 AND A HALF SEASONS THEN MOVING ONTO CAMBRIDGE FOR A BRIEF SPELL BEFORE BEING LOANED OUT TO NORTHAMPTON AND EVENTUALLY ENDING UP BACK IN THE SOUTH WEST FOR HIS 2ND SPELL WITH EXETER. HE AGAIN ENJOYED A GOOD SPELL SCORING A FURTHER 30 GOALS BUT ENDED UP MOVING ONTO RIVALS TORQUAY UNITED FOR THE LAST 2 SEASONS OF HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER. HAVING FALLEN OUT OF FAVOUR KEITH MOVED ONTO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL NON LEAGUE CAREER AS BOTH A PLAYER AND A MANAGER WITH BIDEFORD TOWN AND TAUNTON TOWN TEAMING UP WITH FORMER PROFESSIONALS AT BOTH CLUBS WINNING NUMEROUS HONOURS. AT THE END OF HIS FOOTBALL CAREER KEITH MOVED ONTO A CAREER IN THE ROYAL MAIL STAYING IN THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND WHERE HE CONTINUES TO LIVE TODAY.
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