Mark Bowen

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412th all-time scorer483rd for appearances

Born: 7 Dec 1963Neath
Shirt: #20
Debut: 21 Aug 1996v Coventry City, aged 32
Last game: 1 Mar 1997at Leeds United, aged 33

The West Ham career

all competitions, matches with line-up data

Appearances

18 starts, 2 from the bench

Goals

0.05 per game

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Assists

not recorded

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Minutes

not recorded

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Cards

not recorded

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Average rating

not rated

Best season for goals: 1996/97, 1 in 20 appearances.

Playing Time by season, league

	Playing Time	Starts	Subs		Team Success
Season	MP	Starts	Subs	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off
1996/97	17	15	2	0	1.24
Career	17	15	2	0	1.24

Same definitions as the season Players tab. Shots exclude blocked shots; on/off figures are approximate. Hover a heading for its meaning. Detailed numbers exist from 2015/16; older seasons show appearances, goals and cards where recorded. The Career row adds the seasons shown.

Goals

1 for West Ham

At home

Away

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Penalties

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Open play

Hat-tricks

By competition

Premier League	1	17 apps
League Cup	0	3 apps

Scored against most

Nottingham Forest1

When he scores

No goal minutes recorded.

First goal: 21 Sept 1996, at Nottingham Forest 0–2

With him, without him

21 Aug 1996 to 1 Mar 1997

When he played

1.25

points per game

7 W 4 D 9 L

20 games · 1.3 scored · 1.45 conceded

35% wins

When he didn't

0.69

points per game

1 W 6 D 6 L

13 games · 0.54 scored · 1 conceded

8% wins

All competitions, between his first and last appearance, using matches with a recorded line-up. Injuries, rotation and who the opposition were all affect this, so treat it as context, not proof.

Milestones

21 Aug 1996Debutv Coventry City 1–1 1996/97
21 Sept 1996First goalat Nottingham Forest 0–2 1996/97
1 Mar 1997Last appearanceat Leeds United 1–0 1996/97

Discipline

Yellow cards

Red cards

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Fouls committed

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Fouls drawn

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Penalties won

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Penalties conceded

Season	Min	Yel	Red	Fouls	Drawn	Pen won	Pen cons.
1996/97		2

Based on matches with line-up data (1900/01–1914/15, 1919/20–1938/39, 1945/46–2009/10 and 2015/16–2026/27); not a full career record.

By season and competition

Season	Competition	Apps	Starts	Mins	G	A
1996/97	League Cup	3	3	–	0	–
1996/97	Premier League	17	15	–	1	–

Appearances

Date	Comp	Opponent	Score	Res	Min	G
1 Mar 1997	PL	at Leeds United	0–1	L
24 Feb 1997	PL	Tottenham Hotspur	4–3	W
1 Jan 1997	PL	Nottingham Forest	0–1	L
28 Dec 1996	PL	Sunderland	2–0	W
21 Dec 1996	PL	at Chelsea	1–3	L
18 Dec 1996	LC	at Stockport County	1–2	L
8 Dec 1996	PL	Manchester United	2–2	D
4 Dec 1996	PL	Aston Villa	0–2	L	(sub)
26 Oct 1996	PL	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	W
23 Oct 1996	LC	Nottingham Forest	4–1	W
19 Oct 1996	PL	Leicester City	1–0	W
12 Oct 1996	PL	at Everton	1–2	L
29 Sept 1996	PL	Liverpool	1–2	L
21 Sept 1996	PL	at Nottingham Forest	2–0	W		1
18 Sept 1996	LC	at Barnet	1–1	D
14 Sept 1996	PL	Wimbledon	0–2	L
8 Sept 1996	PL	at Sunderland	0–0	D
4 Sept 1996	PL	at Middlesbrough	1–4	L
24 Aug 1996	PL	Southampton	2–1	W
21 Aug 1996	PL	Coventry City	1–1	D	(sub)