Two years later he joined Tranmere Rovers before going into Northern Irish and non-League football with Derry City, South Shields, Linfield and Coleraine.
[1] Low was quickly replaced by Freddie Steele, and Rowland took a while to blend into the team, though he scored seven goals in 41 games in 1962–63.
[1] He scored just four goals in 28 games in the 1963–64 campaign and played in the FA Cup victory over Birmingham City and 0–0 draw with Liverpool at Anfield.
[2][1] He found his form by September 1964, and hit five goals in 43 games in 1964–65 under new manager Jackie Mudie, though this was not enough to prevent the "Valiants" slipping into the Fourth Division.
[5] The "Stags" finished ninth in the Third Division in 1966–67, though they only avoided relegation in 1967–68 under Tommy Eggleston after Peterborough United were hit with a 19-point deduction.
[6] He then dropped into non-League football with Northern Premier League side South Shields, whilst working as a sales representative for Ben Sherman.