| Gary David Bowyer (born 22 June 1971) is an English professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Burton Albion.
As a player, he made 52 league appearances for Hereford United, Nottingham Forest and Rotherham United in a professional career that lasted eight years, before retiring due to injury in 1997, aged 25. He won the Football League Trophy with Rotherham United in 1995–96, his only honour as a player.
After working as a coach at a number of clubs, he has managed Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Bradford City and Salford City (twice). He guided Blackpool to promotion, via the play-offs, from League Two to League One in 2016–17. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
| Blackburn Rovers | 12/13 | | Championship 12/13 | 3 | | FA Cup 12/13 | 1 | | Blackburn Rovers | 13/15 | | Championship 12/13 | 9 | | Championship 13/14 | 46 | | League Cup 13/14 | 1 | | FA Cup 13/14 | 2 | | Championship 14/15 | 46 | | League Cup 14/15 | 1 | | FA Cup 14/15 | 5 | | Championship 15/16 | 16 | | League Cup 15/16 | 1 | | Blackpool | 16/18 | | League Two 16/17 | 49 | | League Cup 16/17 | 2 | | EFL Trophy 16/17 | 5 | | FA Cup 16/17 | 5 | | League One 17/18 | 46 | | League Cup 17/18 | 1 | | EFL Trophy 17/18 | 5 | | FA Cup 17/18 | 1 | | League One 18/19 | 1 | | Bradford City | 19/20 | | League One 18/19 | 11 | | League Two 19/20 | 31 | | EFL Trophy 19/20 | 3 | | League Cup 19/20 | 1 | | FA Cup 19/20 | 2 | | Salford City | 21/22 | | League Two 20/21 | 11 | | League Cup 21/22 | 1 | | FA Cup 21/22 | 2 | | EFL Trophy 21/22 | 3 | | League Two 21/22 | 46 | | Dundee FC | 22/23 | Championship 22/23  | 36 | | Scottish Cup 22/23 | 1 | | Burton Albion | 24/now | | League One 24/25 | 27 | | League Cup 25/26 | 2 | | League One 25/26 | 24 | | EFL Trophy 25/26 | 3 | | FA Cup 25/26 | 2 |
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27 lineups analysed - Number represent player in starting lineup. Click to show Lineups not confirmed are not included. See also Team Substitutions
| Lineups found Starting lineup changes since last game | | | | | | | | | | M21 | 21Dec | H | Exeter | | 1-2 | 4-3-3 | Initial team: Crocombe, G-Malife, Vancoot., Sweeney, Sraha, Gilligan, Watt, E, Chauke, Kalinau., Bennett, Bodin, | | | M22 | 26Dec | | Birminghm | | 2-0 | 5-3-2 | In:Armer, Burrell, Out:Kalinau., Bodin, | | | M23 | 29Dec | | Huddersfd | | 1-1 | 5-3-2 | In:Webster, O-Dadomo, Out:Gilligan, Bennett, | | | M24 | 01Jan | H | Peterboro | | 2-2 | 3-5-2 | In:Akoto, Williams, Out:Vancoot., Sraha, | | | M25 | 04Jan | H | Northmptn | | 0-1 | 3-5-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M27 | 18Jan | | Crawley | | 1-1 | 3-5-2 | In:Vancoot., Dodgson, McKiern., Kalinau., Bennett, Out:Armer, Akoto, Webster, Williams, O-Dadomo, | | | M16 | 21Jan | | Wigan | | 1-2 | 5-3-2 | In:Armer, Webster, Böðvars., Out:Watt, E, Kalinau., Bennett, | | | M28 | 25Jan | H | Rotherham | | 4-2 | 3-5-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M29 | 28Jan | H | Reading | | 3-2 | 3-5-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M30 | 01Feb | | Barnsley | | 0-0 | 3-5-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M31 | 08Feb | H | Blackpool | | 1-1 | 3-4-1-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M32 | 15Feb | | Bristol R | | 3-1 | 3-5-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M26 | 18Feb | | Stevenage | | 0-1 | 3-5-2 | In:Lofthou., Out:Chauke, | | | M33 | 22Feb | | Lincoln C | | 0-1 | 3-5-2 | In:Chauke, Kalinau., Out:Vancoot., McKiern., | | | M34 | 01Mar | H | Mansfield | | 1-1 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Jones, Bennett, McKiern., Out:Chauke, Böðvars., Burrell, | | | M35 | 04Mar | | Wycombe | | 2-0 | 3-5-2 | In:Forde, Larsson, Out:Jones, Kalinau., | | | M36 | 08Mar | H | Bolton | | 1-2 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Vancoot., Burrell, Out:Forde, Larsson, | | | M37 | 15Mar | | Shrewsbry | | 0-2 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Böðvars., Out:Bennett, | | | M39 | 29Mar | | Stockport | | 2-1 | 3-4-2-1 | In:Forde, Chauke, Out:Vancoot., Böðvars., | | | M40 | 01Apr | H | L Orient | | 2-1 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Sraha, Larsson, Out:Armer, Forde, | | | M41 | 05Apr | | Wrexham | | 3-0 | 4-2-2-2 | In:Armer, Out:Sweeney, | | | M42 | 12Apr | H | Huddersfd | | 3-0 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Delap, Forde, Out:Armer, Webster, | | | M43 | 18Apr | | Exeter | | 0-0 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Sweeney, Williams, Out:Delap, Forde, | | | M44 | 21Apr | H | Birminghm | | 1-2 | 3-4-2-1 | In:Armer, Out:Sraha, | | | M45 | 26Apr | H | Cambridge | | 2-1 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Böðvars., Out:Larsson, | | | M38 | 29Apr | H | Wigan | | 1-1 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Delap, Webster, Out:Lofthou., McKiern., | | | M46 | 03May | | Charlton | | 3-1 | 4-3-1-2 | In:Sraha, Lofthou., Bennett, Forde, Tavares, Out:Sweeney, Chauke, Dodgson, Böðvars., Burrell, | | | Color References: GK, DF, DM, MF, FW , Unknown Pos |
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