BLAINE ROWE | DEFENCE
PLAYER BIO
Attacking young right-back who joined the Pitmen on an eighteen-month deal from Vanarama National League North side Darlington in February 2024
A junior at Coventry City from a young age, Sandwell-born Rowe signed his first professional deal with the Sky Blues in the summer of 2019, playing for the Covid-affected seasons for the Coventry U21 side before gaining his first taste of first-team football in January 2022 with a loan move to Scottish Championship side Ayr United, where he made three substitute appearances
A return to North of the border the following season saw Rowe join League One side Falkirk on a loan spell until the end of the 2022-2023 season in January 2023. He enjoyed a fine spell there, making eighteen starts as the Bairns finished second to Dunfermline Athletic and lost to Airdrieonians in the play-off semi-final
After Rowe was released by Coventry at the end of the season, he linked up with Southern Premier League Central side Barwell for a short spell before joining step two Darlington in October 2023. After four starts for the Quakers, he returned to the Midlands to join Barwell's league rivals Mickleover on a month's loan in January 2024
This loan was to be cut short the following month however as Rowe became one of a raft of new signings at Keys Park, leaving Darlington to return to his native West Midlands and join the Pitmen on an eighteen-month contract. After starting the 2024-2025 season as first choice at full-back, the arrival of Jamie Morgan in December 2024 saw Rowe loaned out to Southern Premier League Central side Stourbridge on a six-week loan in January 2025