| Matt Bower | |
| Fullname: | Matthew Joseph Bower[1] |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 1998[2] |
| Birth Place: | Cheltenham, England |
| Height: | [3] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Yate Town |
| Youthyears1: | –2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Charlton Rovers |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Cheltenham Town |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Cheltenham Town |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Cirencester Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Bath City |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Stratford Town (loan) |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Clubs7: | Cinderford Town |
| Caps7: | 7 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2020– |
| Clubs8: | Yate Town |
| Caps8: | ? |
| Goals8: | ? |
| Club-Update: | 07:30 10 Aug 2021 (UTC) |
Matt Bower (born 11 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Yate Town.
Bower joined Cheltenham Town in 2010, and signed his first professional deal in July 2016 following the Robins promotion back to the Football League.[4] Prior to this, Bower made his first-team debut for Cheltenham during their FA Trophy tie against Oxford City, replacing Cian Harries in their 2–2 draw.[5] Bower also enjoyed a short-term loan spell at Cirencester Town between March and April 2016, where he featured ten times for the Southern League Premier Division side.[6] On 19 August 2017, Bower made his League Two debut for Cheltenham during their 3–0 away defeat against Carlisle United, replacing Will Boyle in the 85th minute.[7] After playing in a trial game for Stoke City in late September he then signed a new contract for the 2018-19 season on 6 February.
On 28 June 2019, Bower joined Bath City on a one-year contract.[8] On 15 October 2019, he was loaned out to Stratford Town.[9] On 30 January 2020, he joined Cinderford Town.[10]
On 28 July 2020 he signed for Yate Town.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cheltenham Town | 2015–16 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[11] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[12] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Cirencester Town (loan) | 2015–16 | Southern League Premier Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||