Non-league club snaps up Bowditch after release from Cobblers

Bowditch was one of eight players released by Cobblers boss Keith Curle at the end of last season but it's taken him a while to find a new home.

The 33-year-old former MK Dons and Ipswich player made over 400 appearances as a professional, 40 of which came across a two-year spell at the Cobblers.

His new club, Stowmarket, are based in Suffolk and currently sit top of the Eastern Counties League Premier Division, 15 points clear of second-placed Wroxham having not lost any of their 17 games this season.

“It was Jack Ainsley, who I played with in the past, he mentioned Stowmarket a while ago,” said Bowditch after signing on Monday evening.

“He was really selling the club to me and I’ve recently had a son, and I’ve spent the last three or four months with him, which I’ve absolutely loved.

“But a part of me has also been itching to get back playing. It’s good to be at a club that are just going one way.”