Ryan Bowman Gets Career-Ending Ban for Football Betting
Ryan Bowman, former striker for Cheltenham, Shrewsbury, and Exeter, has received a 42-month ban from football for breaching the Football Association's betting regulations.
LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE:According to the independent commission's findings, Bowman placed 6,397 bets over an eight-year span between June 2015 and September 2023.
Nearly 2,600 of the bets were placed at Exeter, and over 3,100 bets were placed during his time at Shrewsbury. 351 of the total bets placed were on games involving these two teams.
Eight of Bowman's bets were on games where Shrewsbury was playing, and in three of those matches, he played the full 90 minutes. He also placed six spot bets on himself to score goals during matches.
Investigators also allege that in January 2023, Bowman wagered on Shrewsbury vs MK Dons game while on the substitute’s bench for the same match.
The ban, which was backdated to March, will last until September 2028 and will likely spell the end of Bowman’s senior football career, given his current age.
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Career Highlights
Bowman's football career started at Carlisle, followed by stints at National League teams Darlington, Hereford, Torquay, and Gateshead.
He joined Motherwell in 2016 and was signed by Exeter in 2019, where he scored 34 goals in 112 appearances. In 2021, the 33-year-old joined Shrewsbury and went on to play 135 matches and score 22 goals for the club.
Last season, Bowman made 22 appearances for Cheltenham, scoring three goals. However, since January 1, he hasn’t been included in the team’s gameday lineup.
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