John Frederick Rowley (7 October 1918 – 28 June 1998) was an English footballer who played as a forward from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for a 17-year spell with Manchester United.

His younger brother, Arthur, still holds the record for the highest number of career goals scored in the Football League with 434.

He soon moved on to Birmingham & District League club Cradley Heath, from where, in February 1937, he signed for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic,[3] scoring ten goals in his first 11 games.

Initially bought as an outside left, he was to develop into a highly effective centre-forward in Matt Busby's first United team.

Rowley is one of only four players in the history of Manchester United to score over 200 goals for the club, the others being Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and Wayne Rooney.