Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Robbie Fowler
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
== Personal life == Fowler married wife Kerrie on 10 June 2001 in the town of [[Duns, Scottish Borders]] in Scotland. Together they have three daughters<ref>Fowler, p. 351.</ref> and one son. Their son, Jacob, signed a scholarship with [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] in August 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jacob Fowler Signs as a Scholar |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2022/august/jacob-fowler-joins/ |website=[[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] |access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref> Fowler is a cousin of boxer and [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] gold medallist [[Anthony Fowler]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/11008513/Commonwealth-Games-2014-Antony-Fowler-claims-Englands-latest-gold-with-powerful-display.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/11008513/Commonwealth-Games-2014-Antony-Fowler-claims-Englands-latest-gold-with-powerful-display.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Commonwealth Games 2014: Antony Fowler claims England's latest gold with powerful display |last1=Davies |first1=Gareth A |date=2 August 2014 |website=[[telegraph.co.uk]] |access-date=2 August 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Two of Fowler's cousins died of drug abuse.<ref name="don't"/> Fowler was referred to by ''[[The Observer]]'' in September 2005 as Britain's richest sportsman, with a Β£28 million fortune and nearly 100 properties.<ref name="don't">{{cite news |last1=Edworthy |first1=Sarah |title=Don't look back in anger |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/sep/04/features.sport |access-date=3 September 2024 |work=The Observer |date=4 September 2005}}</ref> In 2020, he was an ambassador to a property scheme in Liverpool which led to tens of investors losing several hundreds of pounds.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/aa0aadb7-9bca-4321-be84-4521f19bcc65?shareToken=9d570b7036e6f045b7a49dc25bd9f57e | title=Fears of financial ruin after collapse of property scheme backed by football star }}</ref> In association with long-term friend [[Steve McManaman]], Fowler has invested in several racehorses through their company The Macca and Growler Partnership, most notably 2003 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Celebration Chase runner-up Seebald.<ref>{{cite web |title=People in racing: Celebrities |publisher=British Horse Racing |url=http://www.britishhorseracing.com/goracing/racing/peopleinracing/celebrities/1.1.7.4.asp |access-date=13 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517134320/http://www.britishhorseracing.com/goracing/racing/peopleinracing/celebrities/1.1.7.4.asp |archive-date=17 May 2008}}</ref> On 2 September 2005, Fowler released a book called ''Fowler: My Autobiography'', about his time as a footballer and the issues surrounding him.<ref name="don't" /> He released a second book in November 2019 called ''Robbie Fowler: My Life In Football : Goals, Glory & The Lessons I've Learnt''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Needham |first1=Ed |title=Book Review: My Life In Football - Robbie Fowler |url=https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/book-review-my-life-in-football-robbie-fowler |access-date=3 September 2024 |work=The Sportsman |date=23 December 2019}}</ref> In June 2008, Fowler participated alongside McManaman in [[Steve Nash]] and [[Claudio Reyna]]'s [[Showdown in Chinatown]], an 8-on-8 charity football game at [[Sara D. Roosevelt Park]] in Manhattan with McManaman making five of the goals, including one for Fowler.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3458050 Nash, soccer star Henry among players in charity soccer match], sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 26 June 2008.</ref> In 2019, Fowler featured in the first season of [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] show ''[[Harry's Heroes]]'', which featured former football manager [[Harry Redknapp]] attempting get a squad of former England international footballers back fit and healthy for a game against Germany legends.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://talkbackproductions.tv/our-shows/harrys-heroes-the-full-english/ | title=Talkback Productions }}</ref> In 2021, Fowler competed in the [[European Senior Tour|Legends Tour Celebrity Series]] of golf tournaments for charity. He won the Celebrity Series event at [[Formby Golf Club|Formby]] near his native Liverpool in 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrity Pro-Am draw revealed for Scottish Senior Open |url=https://www.legendstour.com/article/celebrity-pro-am-draw-revealed-for-scottish-senior-open |access-date=31 March 2022 |website=www.legendstour.com |language=en}}</ref> and competed at the Celebrity Series Grand Final in Mauritius in 2022, finishing second and winning a total of Β£17,250 for charity over the 2021 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Determined Duffy secures victory at the first Celebrity Series Grand Final in Mauritius |url=https://www.legendstour.com/article/determined-duffy-secures-victory-at-the-first-celebrity-series-grand-final-in-mauritius |access-date=31 March 2022 |website=www.legendstour.com |language=en}}</ref> He has previously held charity golf days to raise money for charities including The Ichthyosis Support Group.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/sport/golf/ex-liverpool-striker-robbie-fowler-held-6621679 |title=Ex-Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler held a charity golf day at Formby Hall Golf Club to raise funds for the Ichthyosis Support Group |date=20 May 2009 |newspaper=Southport Visiter |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> Fowler's godson suffers from the rare genetic skin condition [[ichthyosis]], for which there is no cure.<ref name=":0" />
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)