James Fowler

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James Fowler
Full name	James Fowler
Date of birth	October 26, 1980 (1980-10-26) (age 27)
Place of birth	Stirling, Scotland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder, Full-back
Club information
Current club	Kilmarnock
Number	2
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-present	Kilmarnock	227 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

This article is about European football player. For the Political Science professor at the University of California, San Diego, see James H. Fowler. For the Theology professor at Emory University, see James W. Fowler.

James Fowler (born 26 October 1980 in Stirling) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for the first team of Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League.

Fowler, a graduate of the Kilmarnock youth setup and a twice capped under 21 Internationalist with Scotland, has played in a variety of different positions for the club, with the longest continual spell being spent at right back. This was not thought of as his best position by many fans, and a recent positional move to the centre of midfield has resulted in a notable improvement in form.

In February 2007, Fowler was rewarded for his development with a late call up to the Scotland B squad against Finland. He played the last 25 minutes in a 2-2 draw, the venue ironically being Rugby Park, his club's home ground.

[edit] Trivia

Fowler has been nicknamed 'Beckenfowler' by some Kilmarnock fans, after the German sweeper Franz Beckenbauer. Fowler must be one of the few players with a negative goal tally having scored 3 goals for Kilmarnock and four own goals against.